Cowdray Ruins
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Cowdray Ruins are the remains of a once-grand Tudor mansion in West Sussex, England, noted as one of the country’s most important early Tudor houses before it was devastated by fire in the 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cowdray Ruins canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7162440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cowdray Ruins Context triple: [Midhurst, hasLandmark, Cowdray Ruins]
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A.
Dungeness Ruins
Dungeness Ruins are the remains of a once-grand Carnegie family mansion on Georgia’s Cumberland Island, now a prominent historic and scenic landmark within the national seashore.
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B.
Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Iron Age hillforts in Europe, located near Dorchester in Dorset, England.
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C.
Carreg Cennen Castle
Carreg Cennen Castle is a dramatic medieval hilltop fortress in southwest Wales, renowned for its striking clifftop setting and extensive ruins.
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D.
Bear Ruin
Bear Ruin is an important archaeological site associated with the ancient Mogollon culture of the American Southwest.
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E.
Menhirs of Clendy
The Menhirs of Clendy are a prehistoric megalithic stone alignment near Yverdon-les-Bains in Switzerland, notable for its rows of standing stones dating back to the Neolithic period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cowdray Ruins Target entity description: Cowdray Ruins are the remains of a once-grand Tudor mansion in West Sussex, England, noted as one of the country’s most important early Tudor houses before it was devastated by fire in the 18th century.
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A.
Dungeness Ruins
Dungeness Ruins are the remains of a once-grand Carnegie family mansion on Georgia’s Cumberland Island, now a prominent historic and scenic landmark within the national seashore.
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B.
Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Iron Age hillforts in Europe, located near Dorchester in Dorset, England.
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C.
Carreg Cennen Castle
Carreg Cennen Castle is a dramatic medieval hilltop fortress in southwest Wales, renowned for its striking clifftop setting and extensive ruins.
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D.
Bear Ruin
Bear Ruin is an important archaeological site associated with the ancient Mogollon culture of the American Southwest.
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E.
Menhirs of Clendy
The Menhirs of Clendy are a prehistoric megalithic stone alignment near Yverdon-les-Bains in Switzerland, notable for its rows of standing stones dating back to the Neolithic period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building ruin
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tudor ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Sir David Owen
ⓘ
linked to:
David Owen
|
| completedIn | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1520s ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
courtyard layout
ⓘ
gatehouse tower ⓘ great hall ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| damageExtent | largely destroyed by fire ⓘ |
| devastatedBy | fire ⓘ |
| era | early 16th century ⓘ |
| fireOccurredIn | 1793 ⓘ |
| governingBody | private ownership ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Grade I listed houses in West Sussex
ⓘ
Ruined houses in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in West Sussex ⓘ Tudor manor houses in England ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Cowdray House ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu
ⓘ
linked to:
Viscount Montagu
Sir William Fitzwilliam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midhurst
ⓘ
West Sussex ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the River Rother ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cowdray Estate ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Cowdray Park
ⓘ
Midhurst town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Midhurst
|
| notableFor |
Tudor brickwork
ⓘ
association with the Montagu family ⓘ surviving gatehouse ⓘ |
| notedAs | one of the most important early Tudor houses in England ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Cowdray Estate ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | Tudor period ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
events
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ heritage education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cowdray Ruins Description of subject: Cowdray Ruins are the remains of a once-grand Tudor mansion in West Sussex, England, noted as one of the country’s most important early Tudor houses before it was devastated by fire in the 18th century.
Referenced by (3)
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