Monklands Canal
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Monklands Canal was an important 18th–19th century Scottish waterway built to transport coal and other industrial goods between the Monklands coalfields and Glasgow.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monkland Canal (disused) | 2 |
| Monkland Canal (remnants) | 2 |
| Monklands Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7618983 — 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: Monklands Canal Context triple: [Calderbank, transportHistory, Monklands Canal]
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A.
Paisley Canal
Paisley Canal is a railway station in Paisley, Scotland, serving as the terminus of the Paisley Canal Line.
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B.
Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that crosses the Central Belt, linking the Firth of Forth on the east coast with the Firth of Clyde on the west.
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C.
Keadby Canal
Keadby Canal is a navigable waterway in South Yorkshire, England, linking inland navigation routes to the River Trent near the village of Keadby.
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D.
Union Canal
The Union Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that links Edinburgh to the Forth & Clyde Canal near Falkirk, once vital for transporting coal and other goods and now used mainly for leisure boating and recreation.
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E.
Albert Canal
The Albert Canal is a major Belgian waterway linking the Meuse River to the port of Antwerp, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
- 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: Monklands Canal Target entity description: Monklands Canal was an important 18th–19th century Scottish waterway built to transport coal and other industrial goods between the Monklands coalfields and Glasgow.
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A.
Paisley Canal
Paisley Canal is a railway station in Paisley, Scotland, serving as the terminus of the Paisley Canal Line.
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B.
Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that crosses the Central Belt, linking the Firth of Forth on the east coast with the Firth of Clyde on the west.
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C.
Keadby Canal
Keadby Canal is a navigable waterway in South Yorkshire, England, linking inland navigation routes to the River Trent near the village of Keadby.
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D.
Union Canal
The Union Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that links Edinburgh to the Forth & Clyde Canal near Falkirk, once vital for transporting coal and other goods and now used mainly for leisure boating and recreation.
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E.
Albert Canal
The Albert Canal is a major Belgian waterway linking the Meuse River to the port of Antwerp, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf |
George III
ⓘ
linked to:
George III of the United Kingdom
|
| builtFor | coal transport from Monklands to Glasgow ⓘ |
| cargo |
coal
ⓘ
industrial materials ⓘ ironstone ⓘ |
| closedToNavigation | 20th century ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Forth and Clyde Canal ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supporting coal industry
ⓘ
supporting heavy industry in Glasgow ⓘ supporting iron industry ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| fedBy | local reservoirs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
basins ⓘ locks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | industrial archaeology site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key route for coal supply to Glasgow ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
Airdrie
ⓘ
Coatbridge ⓘ Glasgow ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Forth and Clyde Canal network
ⓘ
linked to:
Forth and Clyde Canal
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Scotland (traditional region)
Glasgow ⓘ North Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Monklands
ⓘ
linked to:
Monklands East
|
| opened | 1790s ⓘ |
| partlyReplacedBy |
railways
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
transport of coal
ⓘ
transport of industrial goods ⓘ |
| regionServed | Monklands ⓘ |
| remainsVisibleAt |
parts of Glasgow
ⓘ
various locations in North Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| servesCity | Glasgow ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Monklands coalfield
ⓘ
linked to:
Clackmannan coalfield
|
| status |
largely closed
ⓘ
partly culverted ⓘ partly infilled ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monklands Canal Description of subject: Monklands Canal was an important 18th–19th century Scottish waterway built to transport coal and other industrial goods between the Monklands coalfields and Glasgow.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Monklands Canal
linked to: Monklands Canal
linked to: Monklands Canal
linked to: Monklands Canal