Roman fort of Regulbium
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The Roman fort of Regulbium is an ancient coastal military installation at Reculver in Kent that once guarded the northern entrance to the Wantsum Channel and formed part of the late Roman Saxon Shore defenses in Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman fort of Regulbium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9525981 — 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: Roman fort of Regulbium Context triple: [Reculver, Kent, hasHistoricalSite, Roman fort of Regulbium]
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A.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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B.
Alauna Roman fort
Alauna Roman fort is an ancient Roman military fortification located at modern-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the coastal defenses of the Roman province of Britannia.
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C.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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D.
Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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E.
Roman settlement Mogontiacum
Roman settlement Mogontiacum was a major military and administrative center of the Roman Empire on the Rhine frontier, which later developed into the modern city of Mainz in Germany.
- 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: Roman fort of Regulbium Target entity description: The Roman fort of Regulbium is an ancient coastal military installation at Reculver in Kent that once guarded the northern entrance to the Wantsum Channel and formed part of the late Roman Saxon Shore defenses in Britain.
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A.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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B.
Alauna Roman fort
Alauna Roman fort is an ancient Roman military fortification located at modern-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the coastal defenses of the Roman province of Britannia.
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C.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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D.
Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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E.
Roman settlement Mogontiacum
Roman settlement Mogontiacum was a major military and administrative center of the Roman Empire on the Rhine frontier, which later developed into the modern city of Mainz in Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fort
ⓘ
Saxon Shore fort ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saxon Shore forts of Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Saxon Shore forts
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defense
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ |
| guarded | northern entrance of the Wantsum Channel ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corner towers
ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ gateways ⓘ granaries ⓘ internal barracks ⓘ principia (headquarters building) ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
ditches
ⓘ
fort walls ⓘ internal building foundations ⓘ |
| hasShape | rectangular fort plan ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Reculver Roman fort and settlement
ⓘ
linked to:
Reculver Fort
|
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kent ⓘ Reculver ⓘ
linked to:
Reculver, Kent
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Wantsum Channel ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of southeast England ⓘ |
| material |
ragstone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ tile ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Reculver
ⓘ
linked to:
Reculver, Kent
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | North Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Britain
ⓘ
Saxon Shore ⓘ
linked to:
Saxon Shore forts
coastal defense system of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| presentDaySiteIncludes |
Reculver Country Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Reculver, Kent
remains of St Mary’s Church, Reculver ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of sea route between Thames estuary and English Channel
ⓘ
monitoring traffic through the Wantsum Channel ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Britain
ⓘ
late Roman period ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman army ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection against seaborne raids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman fort of Regulbium Description of subject: The Roman fort of Regulbium is an ancient coastal military installation at Reculver in Kent that once guarded the northern entrance to the Wantsum Channel and formed part of the late Roman Saxon Shore defenses in Britain.
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