New College, Edinburgh
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New College, Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century neo-Gothic theological college and landmark of the University of Edinburgh, known for its historic role in training ministers of the Church of Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New College, Edinburgh canonical | 4 |
| School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8083485 — 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: New College, Edinburgh Context triple: [General Assembly Hall, Edinburgh, locatedIn, New College, Edinburgh]
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A.
Marischal College
Marischal College is a historic university building in Aberdeen, Scotland, that once housed part of the University of Aberdeen and is renowned for its grand granite architecture.
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B.
Queen’s College Glasgow
Queen’s College Glasgow was a higher education institution in Glasgow that later became part of what is now Glasgow Caledonian University.
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C.
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is a historic and prestigious Scottish research university, founded in 1451 and renowned for its contributions to science, medicine, and the humanities.
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D.
Robert Gordon's College
Robert Gordon's College is an independent co-educational day school in Aberdeen, Scotland, known for its strong academic reputation and historical links to higher education in the city.
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E.
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews is a historic and prestigious Scottish university, renowned for its academic excellence and status as one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world.
- 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: New College, Edinburgh Target entity description: New College, Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century neo-Gothic theological college and landmark of the University of Edinburgh, known for its historic role in training ministers of the Church of Scotland.
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A.
Marischal College
Marischal College is a historic university building in Aberdeen, Scotland, that once housed part of the University of Aberdeen and is renowned for its grand granite architecture.
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B.
Queen’s College Glasgow
Queen’s College Glasgow was a higher education institution in Glasgow that later became part of what is now Glasgow Caledonian University.
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C.
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is a historic and prestigious Scottish research university, founded in 1451 and renowned for its contributions to science, medicine, and the humanities.
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D.
Robert Gordon's College
Robert Gordon's College is an independent co-educational day school in Aberdeen, Scotland, known for its strong academic reputation and historical links to higher education in the city.
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E.
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews is a historic and prestigious Scottish university, renowned for its academic excellence and status as one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
University of Edinburgh building
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college building ⓘ landmark ⓘ neo-Gothic building ⓘ theological college ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Church of Scotland
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University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neo-Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of Scotland ministry training
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Free Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| foundedFor | training ministers of the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
divinity
ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasChapel | Rainy Hall ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ministerial training
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research in divinity and religious studies ⓘ theological education ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | New College Library ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1846 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Old Town, Edinburgh ⓘ
linked to:
Old Town of Edinburgh
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Edinburgh Castle
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The Mound ⓘ |
| notableFor |
its skyline and towers on The Mound
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role in 19th-century Scottish ecclesiastical history ⓘ training Church of Scotland ministers ⓘ |
| opened | 1846 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Princes Street Gardens ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| partOf |
School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
New College, Edinburgh
|
| region | Lothian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New College, Edinburgh Description of subject: New College, Edinburgh is a prominent 19th-century neo-Gothic theological college and landmark of the University of Edinburgh, known for its historic role in training ministers of the Church of Scotland.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sir George Adam Smith
subject linked to:
William Cunningham
linked to: New College, Edinburgh
linked to: New College, Edinburgh