Skerton Weir
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Skerton Weir is a historic river weir on the River Lune in Lancaster, England, known for regulating water levels and forming part of the city’s riverside landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skerton Weir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10154056 — 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: Skerton Weir Context triple: [Skerton Island, nearbyStructure, Skerton Weir]
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A.
Naburn Weir
Naburn Weir is a river structure on the River Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, built to control water levels and aid navigation near the village of Naburn.
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B.
Feildes Weir
Feildes Weir is a historic river weir on the River Lea in England, used to control water levels and flow for navigation and water management.
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C.
Bath Weir
Bath Weir is a distinctive curved weir on the River Avon in the city of Bath, England, known as a prominent historic and scenic riverside feature near Pulteney Bridge.
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D.
Torrumbarry Weir
Torrumbarry Weir is a major river regulation structure on the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, used for water storage, irrigation, and navigation control.
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E.
Abbeystead Dam
Abbeystead Dam is a small reservoir dam in Lancashire, England, known for its role in the 1984 Abbeystead disaster explosion.
- 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: Skerton Weir Target entity description: Skerton Weir is a historic river weir on the River Lune in Lancaster, England, known for regulating water levels and forming part of the city’s riverside landscape.
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A.
Naburn Weir
Naburn Weir is a river structure on the River Ouse in North Yorkshire, England, built to control water levels and aid navigation near the village of Naburn.
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B.
Feildes Weir
Feildes Weir is a historic river weir on the River Lea in England, used to control water levels and flow for navigation and water management.
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C.
Bath Weir
Bath Weir is a distinctive curved weir on the River Avon in the city of Bath, England, known as a prominent historic and scenic riverside feature near Pulteney Bridge.
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D.
Torrumbarry Weir
Torrumbarry Weir is a major river regulation structure on the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, used for water storage, irrigation, and navigation control.
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E.
Abbeystead Dam
Abbeystead Dam is a small reservoir dam in Lancashire, England, known for its role in the 1984 Abbeystead disaster explosion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river infrastructure
ⓘ
weir ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Skerton Bridge ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Lancaster, Lancashire
ⓘ
Weirs in England ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | British National Grid ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Lune ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flow control
ⓘ
regulation of water levels ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
affects fish migration
ⓘ
formation of upstream impoundment ⓘ influences local river ecology ⓘ |
| hasRole |
flood management support
ⓘ
maintaining river depth through Lancaster ⓘ |
| hasType | fixed-crest weir ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| isPartOf | River Lune navigation system ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | historic centre of Lancaster ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ Lancaster ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | River Lune ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Morecambe Bay ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Lancaster city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Lancaster
Skerton district of Lancaster ⓘ
linked to:
Lancaster district
|
| openToPublic | no (structure itself not generally accessible) ⓘ |
| owner | water management authorities in England ⓘ |
| partOf |
River Lune corridor in Lancaster
ⓘ
riverside landscape of Lancaster ⓘ |
| river | River Lune ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aiding navigation historically
ⓘ
maintaining upstream water level ⓘ supporting water supply management ⓘ |
| viewedAs | local landmark in Lancaster ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Lancaster riverside paths ⓘ |
| watercourse |
River Lune, Lancashire
ⓘ
linked to:
River Lune
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skerton Weir Description of subject: Skerton Weir is a historic river weir on the River Lune in Lancaster, England, known for regulating water levels and forming part of the city’s riverside landscape.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.