New Wardour Castle
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New Wardour Castle is an 18th-century Palladian country house in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of architect James Paine’s most important and grand domestic designs.
All labels observed (1)
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| New Wardour Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10557288 — 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: New Wardour Castle Context triple: [James Paine, notableWork, New Wardour Castle]
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A.
Wardhill Castle
Wardhill Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Aberdeenshire, long associated with the Leslie family and now often used as an exclusive-use venue.
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B.
Wray Castle
Wray Castle is a 19th-century neo-Gothic mock castle on the shores of Lake Windermere in England’s Lake District, known for its dramatic architecture and scenic lakeside setting.
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C.
Castle Ward
Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust mansion and estate in County Down, Northern Ireland, noted for its unique blend of Gothic and classical architectural styles and scenic grounds overlooking Strangford Lough.
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D.
Dundurn Castle
Dundurn Castle is a historic neoclassical mansion and museum in Hamilton, Ontario, known for its 19th-century architecture and role as the former home of Canadian politician Sir Allan MacNab.
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E.
Wedderburn Castle
Wedderburn Castle is a historic Scottish country house renowned for its elegant neoclassical design by architect Robert Adam.
- 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: New Wardour Castle Target entity description: New Wardour Castle is an 18th-century Palladian country house in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of architect James Paine’s most important and grand domestic designs.
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A.
Wardhill Castle
Wardhill Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Aberdeenshire, long associated with the Leslie family and now often used as an exclusive-use venue.
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B.
Wray Castle
Wray Castle is a 19th-century neo-Gothic mock castle on the shores of Lake Windermere in England’s Lake District, known for its dramatic architecture and scenic lakeside setting.
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C.
Castle Ward
Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust mansion and estate in County Down, Northern Ireland, noted for its unique blend of Gothic and classical architectural styles and scenic grounds overlooking Strangford Lough.
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D.
Dundurn Castle
Dundurn Castle is a historic neoclassical mansion and museum in Hamilton, Ontario, known for its 19th-century architecture and role as the former home of Canadian politician Sir Allan MacNab.
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E.
Wedderburn Castle
Wedderburn Castle is a historic Scottish country house renowned for its elegant neoclassical design by architect Robert Adam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
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Palladian villa ⓘ country house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Palladian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old Wardour Castle
NERFINISHED
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Roman Catholic recusant families ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Arundell family
NERFINISHED
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Barons Arundell of Wardour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Country houses in Wiltshire
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Grade I listed houses in Wiltshire ⓘ Palladian architecture in England ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1776 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1769 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
private residences
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subdivided apartments ⓘ |
| designedBy | James Paine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central block with projecting wings
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chapel ⓘ extensive landscaped grounds ⓘ grand entrance hall ⓘ monumental portico ⓘ ornamental lake ⓘ state rooms ⓘ wooded parkland ⓘ |
| hasGardenStyle | landscape park ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
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surface form:
National Heritage List for England
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| locatedIn |
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
NERFINISHED
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Tisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Salisbury
NERFINISHED
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Wardour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand scale and refined Palladian composition
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importance in 18th-century English country house architecture ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | Arundell family estate ⓘ |
| parish | Tisbury civil parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
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surface form:
South West England
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| replaced | Old Wardour Castle as principal Arundell residence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of James Paine’s most important domestic designs
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one of the grandest Palladian country houses in England ⓘ |
| usedAs |
country house
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residential apartments ⓘ school ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Wardour Castle Description of subject: New Wardour Castle is an 18th-century Palladian country house in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of architect James Paine’s most important and grand domestic designs.
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