Midhowe Broch
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Midhowe Broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone round tower and settlement complex on the Orkney island of Rousay, notable as one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Midhowe Broch canonical | 3 |
| Midhowe Chambered Cairn | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9205489 — 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: Midhowe Broch Context triple: [Rousay, hasSite, Midhowe Broch]
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A.
Broch of Gurness
Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village and archaeological site on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone structures and coastal setting.
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B.
Dun Carloway broch
Dun Carloway broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone tower on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, notable as one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch.
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C.
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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D.
Maeshowe
Maeshowe is a large Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave in Orkney, Scotland, renowned for its sophisticated construction, winter solstice alignment, and runic Viking graffiti.
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E.
Knap of Howar
Knap of Howar is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic farmstead on the Orkney island of Papa Westray, often cited as one of the oldest standing stone houses in northern Europe.
- 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: Midhowe Broch Target entity description: Midhowe Broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone round tower and settlement complex on the Orkney island of Rousay, notable as one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch.
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A.
Broch of Gurness
Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village and archaeological site on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone structures and coastal setting.
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B.
Dun Carloway broch
Dun Carloway broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone tower on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, notable as one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch.
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C.
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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D.
Maeshowe
Maeshowe is a large Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave in Orkney, Scotland, renowned for its sophisticated construction, winter solstice alignment, and runic Viking graffiti.
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E.
Knap of Howar
Knap of Howar is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic farmstead on the Orkney island of Papa Westray, often cited as one of the oldest standing stone houses in northern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age archaeological site
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broch ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalType | round tower ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | latitude/longitude ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | near sea level ⓘ |
| endTime | Roman Iron Age ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Walter Grant ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasAccess | visitor path and boardwalk ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central circular tower
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domestic structures ⓘ guard cells ⓘ hearths ⓘ intramural galleries ⓘ stone partitions ⓘ surrounding settlement complex ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Midhowe Chambered Cairn ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | North Sea ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStructure | modern protective shed ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Atlantic roundhouse studies
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Iron Age archaeology ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument (Scotland)
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linked to:
Scheduled Monument
|
| isPartOf |
Orkney
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linked to:
Orkney Islands
Rousay archaeological landscape ⓘ
linked to:
Eday archaeological landscape
“Egypt of the North” archaeological concentration on Rousay ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic coastal zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Eynhallow Sound ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of Rousay ⓘ |
| location |
Orkney Islands
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Rousay ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | drystone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch
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size and complexity ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1st millennium BC ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive purposes
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domestic occupation ⓘ status display ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midhowe Broch Description of subject: Midhowe Broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone round tower and settlement complex on the Orkney island of Rousay, notable as one of Scotland’s finest examples of a broch.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.