Hornby Lighthouse
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Hornby Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white striped lighthouse at the entrance to Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic coastal views and maritime heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hornby Lighthouse canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7721516 — 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: Hornby Lighthouse Context triple: [Watsons Bay, hasAttraction, Hornby Lighthouse]
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A.
Penfret lighthouse
Penfret lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the Îles de Glénan archipelago off the coast of Brittany, France.
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B.
Berry Head Lighthouse
Berry Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the Berry Head headland near Brixham in Devon, England, guiding ships navigating the entrance to Tor Bay.
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C.
Calshot Lighthouse
Calshot Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on Calshot Spit at the entrance to Southampton Water on the south coast of England.
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D.
Hunstanton Lighthouse
Hunstanton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, overlooking The Wash and guiding ships along the east coast.
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E.
The Needles Lighthouse
The Needles Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century lighthouse standing on a chalk stack off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the treacherous waters of the English Channel.
- 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: Hornby Lighthouse Target entity description: Hornby Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white striped lighthouse at the entrance to Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic coastal views and maritime heritage.
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A.
Penfret lighthouse
Penfret lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the Îles de Glénan archipelago off the coast of Brittany, France.
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B.
Berry Head Lighthouse
Berry Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the Berry Head headland near Brixham in Devon, England, guiding ships navigating the entrance to Tor Bay.
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C.
Calshot Lighthouse
Calshot Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on Calshot Spit at the entrance to Southampton Water on the south coast of England.
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D.
Hunstanton Lighthouse
Hunstanton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, overlooking The Wash and guiding ships along the east coast.
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E.
The Needles Lighthouse
The Needles Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century lighthouse standing on a chalk stack off the western tip of the Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the treacherous waters of the English Channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | walking track from Watsons Bay ⓘ |
| associatedWith | navigation safety at Sydney Heads ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| builtAfterEvent | Dunbar shipwreck of 1857 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Sydney
ⓘ
Lighthouses in New South Wales ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1858 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designedBy | Alexander Dawson ⓘ |
| focalHeight | approximately 27 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 9 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | state heritage (built) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive red-and-white stripes
ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ scenic coastal views ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 15 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedAt | entrance to Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ Sydney Harbour National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Sydney Harbour National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | South Head ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Port Jackson
ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney Harbour
|
| managedBy |
Port Authority of New South Wales
ⓘ
Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
The Gap
ⓘ
Watsons Bay ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
North Head
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Port Authority of New South Wales ⓘ |
| pattern | red-and-white vertical stripes ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| region |
Sydney Eastern Suburbs
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Suburbs, Sydney
|
| shape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | defence structures of South Head ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1858 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hornby Lighthouse Description of subject: Hornby Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white striped lighthouse at the entrance to Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic coastal views and maritime heritage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.