Gough's Cave
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Gough's Cave is a famous limestone show cave in Cheddar, Somerset, known for its impressive stalactite formations and significant archaeological discoveries, including ancient human remains.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gough's Cave canonical | 3 |
| Gough's Cave human remains | 1 |
| Gough's Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England | 1 |
| Gough’s Cave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8323348 — 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: Gough's Cave Context triple: [Cheddar Gorge, contains, Gough's Cave]
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A.
Kents Cavern
Kents Cavern is a prehistoric limestone cave and important archaeological site in Devon, England, known for its ancient human and animal remains.
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B.
Durham Cave
Durham Cave is a historically significant limestone cavern in Durham, Pennsylvania, known for its archaeological importance and evidence of early human and prehistoric animal activity.
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C.
Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge on the Derbyshire–Nottinghamshire border in England, famed for its Ice Age caves, prehistoric rock art, and important archaeological discoveries.
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D.
Poole’s Cavern
Poole’s Cavern is a famous natural limestone cave and show cave near Buxton in England’s Peak District, known for its impressive stalactites and underground chambers.
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E.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
- 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: Gough's Cave Target entity description: Gough's Cave is a famous limestone show cave in Cheddar, Somerset, known for its impressive stalactite formations and significant archaeological discoveries, including ancient human remains.
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A.
Kents Cavern
Kents Cavern is a prehistoric limestone cave and important archaeological site in Devon, England, known for its ancient human and animal remains.
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B.
Durham Cave
Durham Cave is a historically significant limestone cavern in Durham, Pennsylvania, known for its archaeological importance and evidence of early human and prehistoric animal activity.
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C.
Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge on the Derbyshire–Nottinghamshire border in England, famed for its Ice Age caves, prehistoric rock art, and important archaeological discoveries.
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D.
Poole’s Cavern
Poole’s Cavern is a famous natural limestone cave and show cave near Buxton in England’s Peak District, known for its impressive stalactites and underground chambers.
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E.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ |
| age | Pleistocene origin ⓘ |
| contains |
Palaeolithic human remains
ⓘ
animal bones ⓘ archaeological deposits ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | limestone ⓘ |
| hasAccess | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large chambers
ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ underground river ⓘ |
| hasLighting | electric lighting ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | Site of Special Scientific Interest (area including cave) ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
evidence of early cannibalism
ⓘ
important British Palaeolithic site ⓘ prehistoric human occupation ⓘ |
| hasUse |
archaeological site
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Palaeolithic archaeology
ⓘ
ancient human remains ⓘ archaeological discoveries ⓘ stalactite formations ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cheddar Gorge ⓘ |
| location |
Cheddar
ⓘ
linked to:
Cheddar cheese
Somerset ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Longleat Enterprises
ⓘ
linked to:
Longleat Safari Park
|
| namedAfter | Richard Gough ⓘ |
| near | village of Cheddar ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1890 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cheddar Caves and Gorge complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Cheddar Gorge
Mendip Hills karst landscape ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
palaeoanthropological studies ⓘ |
| touristActivities |
audio-visual displays
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gough's Cave Description of subject: Gough's Cave is a famous limestone show cave in Cheddar, Somerset, known for its impressive stalactite formations and significant archaeological discoveries, including ancient human remains.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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