Seaham Lighthouse
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Seaham Lighthouse is a coastal navigation beacon located at the entrance to Seaham Harbour in County Durham, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seaham Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8637656 — 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: Seaham Lighthouse Context triple: [Seaham, hasLandmark, Seaham Lighthouse]
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A.
Noss Head Lighthouse
Noss Head Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Caithness, Scotland, notable for its early use of a diagonal-pane lantern design and its role in guiding ships around the northeastern tip of the Scottish mainland.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Hornby Lighthouse
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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E.
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.
- 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: Seaham Lighthouse Target entity description: Seaham Lighthouse is a coastal navigation beacon located at the entrance to Seaham Harbour in County Durham, England.
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A.
Noss Head Lighthouse
Noss Head Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Caithness, Scotland, notable for its early use of a diagonal-pane lantern design and its role in guiding ships around the northeastern tip of the Scottish mainland.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Hornby Lighthouse
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
ⓘ
navigation beacon ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in County Durham
ⓘ
Lighthouses in County Durham ⓘ Transport in County Durham ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| function |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
harbour entrance light ⓘ |
| hasAccess | via Seaham Harbour piers ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | coastal ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to guide vessels into Seaham Harbour
ⓘ
to mark the harbour entrance ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Seaham Harbour infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedAt | entrance to Seaham Harbour ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
ⓘ
North East England ⓘ Seaham ⓘ Seaham Harbour ⓘ
linked to:
Seaham
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Seaham town centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Seaham
|
| locatedOn |
North Sea
ⓘ
harbour pier ⓘ |
| operatedIn | County Durham ⓘ |
| region | Tyne and Wear maritime area ⓘ |
| serves |
Seaham Harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Seaham
shipping in the North Sea ⓘ |
| structureType | coastal lighthouse ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maritime safety
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night-time navigation ⓘ poor-visibility navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seaham Lighthouse Description of subject: Seaham Lighthouse is a coastal navigation beacon located at the entrance to Seaham Harbour in County Durham, England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.