Dalden Tower (ruins)
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Dalden Tower (ruins) is the remains of a medieval fortified tower house near Seaham in County Durham, England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dalden Tower (ruins) canonical | 1 |
| Dalden Tower ruins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8637659 — 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: Dalden Tower (ruins) Context triple: [Seaham, hasLandmark, Dalden Tower (ruins)]
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A.
Scotstarvit Tower
Scotstarvit Tower is a well-preserved 16th–17th century fortified tower house in Fife, Scotland, noted for its distinctive architecture and historical significance.
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B.
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is a historic fortress and ancestral seat of the Clan MacLeod, located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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C.
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannan Tower is a medieval fortified tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, notable for its historic association with the Bruce family and its commanding position overlooking the surrounding landscape.
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D.
Dun Hallin broch
Dun Hallin broch is an Iron Age drystone tower and archaeological site located on the Waternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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E.
Dunyvaig Castle
Dunyvaig Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold on the Isle of Islay in Scotland, long associated with the powerful MacDonald clan and their control of the surrounding seas.
- 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: Dalden Tower (ruins) Target entity description: Dalden Tower (ruins) is the remains of a medieval fortified tower house near Seaham in County Durham, England.
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A.
Scotstarvit Tower
Scotstarvit Tower is a well-preserved 16th–17th century fortified tower house in Fife, Scotland, noted for its distinctive architecture and historical significance.
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B.
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is a historic fortress and ancestral seat of the Clan MacLeod, located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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C.
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannan Tower is a medieval fortified tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, notable for its historic association with the Bruce family and its commanding position overlooking the surrounding landscape.
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D.
Dun Hallin broch
Dun Hallin broch is an Iron Age drystone tower and archaeological site located on the Waternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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E.
Dunyvaig Castle
Dunyvaig Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold on the Isle of Islay in Scotland, long associated with the powerful MacDonald clan and their control of the surrounding seas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval fortification
ⓘ
ruined tower house ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Durham County Council ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Bowes family
ⓘ
Dalden family ⓘ |
| category |
Grade II* listed buildings in County Durham
ⓘ
Ruins in County Durham ⓘ Scheduled monuments in County Durham ⓘ Tower houses in England ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dalden Tower ruins
ⓘ
linked to:
Dalden Tower (ruins)
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | tower house ⓘ |
| hasName | Dalden Tower ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain wall fragments
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ tower remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England
ⓘ
linked to:
National Heritage List for England entry
|
| historicCounty | County Durham ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
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Dalden Dene ⓘ civil parish of Seaham ⓘ north of England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Seaham ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| near | North Sea coast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with local gentry families
ⓘ
remains of medieval fortified tower house ⓘ |
| partOf | Dalden Hall complex ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | legally protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | woodland ⓘ |
| topographicalContext | dene (wooded valley) ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortified residence
ⓘ
manorial seat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dalden Tower (ruins) Description of subject: Dalden Tower (ruins) is the remains of a medieval fortified tower house near Seaham in County Durham, England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dalden Tower (ruins)