Castle Hill National Historic Site
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Castle Hill National Historic Site is a historic fortification in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, that preserves the remains and history of 17th- and 18th-century French and British military defenses in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castle Hill National Historic Site canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8510500 — 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: Castle Hill National Historic Site Context triple: [Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, hasNationalHistoricSite, Castle Hill National Historic Site]
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A.
White Hall State Historic Site
White Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century mansion and museum in Kentucky that was once home to influential emancipationist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
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B.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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C.
Bell Homestead National Historic Site
Bell Homestead National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Brantford, Ontario, where Alexander Graham Bell lived and conducted early experiments leading to the invention of the telephone.
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D.
Senate House State Historic Site
Senate House State Historic Site is a historic museum in Kingston, New York, preserving the 18th-century building where New York’s first state senate met during the American Revolution.
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E.
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
- 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: Castle Hill National Historic Site Target entity description: Castle Hill National Historic Site is a historic fortification in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, that preserves the remains and history of 17th- and 18th-century French and British military defenses in the region.
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A.
White Hall State Historic Site
White Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century mansion and museum in Kentucky that was once home to influential emancipationist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
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B.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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C.
Bell Homestead National Historic Site
Bell Homestead National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Brantford, Ontario, where Alexander Graham Bell lived and conducted early experiments leading to the invention of the telephone.
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D.
Senate House State Historic Site
Senate House State Historic Site is a historic museum in Kingston, New York, preserving the 18th-century building where New York’s first state senate met during the American Revolution.
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E.
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Site of Canada
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historic fortification ⓘ |
| category |
military museum
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open-air museum ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental, maritime-influenced ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designatedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
17th-century French colonial period
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18th-century British colonial period ⓘ military life in Newfoundland ⓘ |
| hasGuidedTours | yes ⓘ |
| hasParkingFacility | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
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earthworks ⓘ interpretive centre ⓘ remains of British fortifications ⓘ remains of French fortifications ⓘ stone walls ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerColony | Plaisance (French colony) ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Atlantic Ocean
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Placentia Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Avalon Peninsula ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
French and British colonial military history
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defence of Placentia Bay ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | network of National Historic Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defence
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protection of British fishing interests ⓘ protection of French fishing interests ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Canada ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
French–British conflicts in Newfoundland
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linked to:
Anglo-French conflicts in North America
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| significantPeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| topographicalFeature | hill overlooking Placentia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castle Hill National Historic Site Description of subject: Castle Hill National Historic Site is a historic fortification in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, that preserves the remains and history of 17th- and 18th-century French and British military defenses in the region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador
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hasNationalHistoricSite
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Castle Hill National Historic Site
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