Peterhead Prison
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Peterhead Prison was a former high-security Scottish jail in Aberdeenshire, historically used to house some of the country’s most serious offenders and now partly converted into a museum attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HM Prison Peterhead | 1 |
| Peterhead Prison canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8134340 — 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: Peterhead Prison Context triple: [Peterhead, hasFacility, Peterhead Prison]
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A.
Inverness Jail
Inverness Jail is a county correctional facility in Multnomah County, Oregon, used primarily for housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates.
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B.
HM Prison Saughton
HM Prison Saughton is a major prison facility in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving as the city's primary modern correctional institution.
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C.
Holloway Prison
Holloway Prison was a major women's prison in London, England, historically known for housing some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
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D.
HM Prison Addiewell
HM Prison Addiewell is a privately operated high-security prison in West Lothian, Scotland, primarily housing male offenders.
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E.
Wakefield Prison
Wakefield Prison is a high-security men’s prison in West Yorkshire, England, known for holding some of the country’s most dangerous and high-profile inmates.
- 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: Peterhead Prison Target entity description: Peterhead Prison was a former high-security Scottish jail in Aberdeenshire, historically used to house some of the country’s most serious offenders and now partly converted into a museum attraction.
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A.
Inverness Jail
Inverness Jail is a county correctional facility in Multnomah County, Oregon, used primarily for housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates.
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B.
HM Prison Saughton
HM Prison Saughton is a major prison facility in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving as the city's primary modern correctional institution.
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C.
Holloway Prison
Holloway Prison was a major women's prison in London, England, historically known for housing some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
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D.
HM Prison Addiewell
HM Prison Addiewell is a privately operated high-security prison in West Lothian, Scotland, primarily housing male offenders.
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E.
Wakefield Prison
Wakefield Prison is a high-security men’s prison in West Yorkshire, England, known for holding some of the country’s most dangerous and high-profile inmates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
high-security prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| closed | 2013 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1886 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | museum ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum attraction
ⓘ
visitor centre ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-term male prisoners ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cell blocks
ⓘ
exercise yards ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ granite buildings ⓘ perimeter walls ⓘ segregation unit ⓘ visits area ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Victorian-era prison design ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Scotland’s toughest jail
ⓘ
The Hate Factory ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization | Special Air Service ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
Peterhead ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ north-east Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast Scotland
|
| management | governor-led ⓘ |
| near | HMP Grampian ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Peterhead ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1987 prison riot
ⓘ
1987 rooftop protest ⓘ hostage-taking of a prison officer in 1987 ⓘ |
| notableUse | housing sex offenders ⓘ |
| offers |
audio tours
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| opened | 1888 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scottish Prison Service ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
housing long-term prisoners
ⓘ
housing serious offenders ⓘ |
| region | Buchan ⓘ |
| replacedBy | HMP Grampian ⓘ |
| SASOperation | storming of the prison during 1987 siege ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high security ⓘ |
| theme |
Scottish penal system
ⓘ
prison history ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
dark tourism site
ⓘ
heritage attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peterhead Prison Description of subject: Peterhead Prison was a former high-security Scottish jail in Aberdeenshire, historically used to house some of the country’s most serious offenders and now partly converted into a museum attraction.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Peterhead Prison