Lochindorb Castle
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Lochindorb Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold on an island in Lochindorb in the Scottish Highlands, historically significant as a fortress and prison associated with powerful nobles and royal conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lochindorb Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7606744 — 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: Lochindorb Castle Context triple: [Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, territorialControl, Lochindorb Castle]
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A.
Lochinch Castle
Lochinch Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Dumfries and Galloway that serves as the ancestral home of the Earls of Stair, a branch of Clan Stewart.
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B.
Kinloch Castle
Kinloch Castle is a late 19th-century red sandstone mansion on the Isle of Rum in Scotland, noted for its lavish Edwardian interiors and historic estate.
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C.
Lochmaben Castle
Lochmaben Castle is a medieval stronghold in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the Bruce family and the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
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E.
Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle is a historic 18th-century country house in Stirling, Scotland, now incorporated into the University of Stirling’s campus.
- 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: Lochindorb Castle Target entity description: Lochindorb Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold on an island in Lochindorb in the Scottish Highlands, historically significant as a fortress and prison associated with powerful nobles and royal conflicts.
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A.
Lochinch Castle
Lochinch Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Dumfries and Galloway that serves as the ancestral home of the Earls of Stair, a branch of Clan Stewart.
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B.
Kinloch Castle
Kinloch Castle is a late 19th-century red sandstone mansion on the Isle of Rum in Scotland, noted for its lavish Edwardian interiors and historic estate.
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C.
Lochmaben Castle
Lochmaben Castle is a medieval stronghold in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the Bruce family and the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
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E.
Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle is a historic 18th-century country house in Stirling, Scotland, now incorporated into the University of Stirling’s campus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified island stronghold
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ ruined castle ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | boat ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval fortress ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Grant
ⓘ
Comyns of Badenoch ⓘ Wolf of Badenoch ⓘ noble power struggles ⓘ royal authority in Scotland ⓘ royal conflicts ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | forces loyal to the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| builtFor | Comyns of Badenoch ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
ⓘ
Clan Comyn ⓘ
linked to:
Comyn family
Clan Grant ⓘ Comyn family ⓘ Comyns of Badenoch ⓘ English crown ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of England
King Edward I of England ⓘ
linked to:
Edward I of England
Wolf of Badenoch ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corner towers
ⓘ
curtain wall ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland region of Scotland
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Lochindorb ⓘ Moray ⓘ Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Grantown-on-Spey ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Grantown-on-Spey ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lochindorb island
ⓘ
island in Lochindorb ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| region | Badenoch and Strathspey ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Badenoch
ⓘ
control of routes through the Highlands ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortress
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| usedAsPrisonFor |
political prisoners
ⓘ
royal prisoners ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Wars of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
First War of Scottish Independence
|
| usedDuringPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | shore of Lochindorb ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lochindorb Castle Description of subject: Lochindorb Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold on an island in Lochindorb in the Scottish Highlands, historically significant as a fortress and prison associated with powerful nobles and royal conflicts.
Referenced by (1)
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