Fort Tigné
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Fort Tigné is a late 18th-century polygonal coastal fortification in Malta, built by the Knights of St John to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Tigné canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10731252 — 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: Fort Tigné Context triple: [Marsamxett Harbour, hasFortification, Fort Tigné]
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A.
Fort de la Cigogne
Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
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B.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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C.
Fort de Brescou
Fort de Brescou is a historic coastal fortress on a small volcanic island off Agde in southern France, known for its maritime defenses and picturesque Mediterranean setting.
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D.
Fort Roupel
Fort Roupel is a historic Greek military fortification near the Bulgarian border, known for its strategic role and fierce resistance during World War II.
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E.
Fort Cormantin
Fort Cormantin was a 17th-century English trading fort on the Gold Coast of West Africa, later known as Fort Amsterdam and significant in the early Atlantic slave trade.
- 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: Fort Tigné Target entity description: Fort Tigné is a late 18th-century polygonal coastal fortification in Malta, built by the Knights of St John to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour.
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A.
Fort de la Cigogne
Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
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B.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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C.
Fort de Brescou
Fort de Brescou is a historic coastal fortress on a small volcanic island off Agde in southern France, known for its maritime defenses and picturesque Mediterranean setting.
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D.
Fort Roupel
Fort Roupel is a historic Greek military fortification near the Bulgarian border, known for its strategic role and fierce resistance during World War II.
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E.
Fort Cormantin
Fort Cormantin was a 17th-century English trading fort on the Gold Coast of West Africa, later known as Fort Amsterdam and significant in the early Atlantic slave trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
fort ⓘ polygonal fort ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | polygonal fortification ⓘ |
| bastionType | low-profile seaward batteries ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Knights Hospitaller
ⓘ
Order of St John ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Saint John
|
| condition | partially restored ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1795 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1792 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approx. 35.902°N 14.514°E ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Order of St John ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Saint John
|
| hasAccess | land bridge at Tigné Point ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
caponiers
ⓘ
central gun tower ⓘ counterscarp ⓘ dry ditch ⓘ glacis ⓘ |
| hasShape | polygonal ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Manoel Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marsamxett Harbour ⓘ Valletta peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Sliema
|
| heritageDesignation | Grade 1 national monument ⓘ |
| isOneOf | earliest polygonal forts in the world ⓘ |
| laterUsedBy | British garrison in Malta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marsamxett Harbour
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Sliema ⓘ Tigné Point ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | François de Tigné ⓘ |
| nearby |
Entrance to Marsamxett Harbour
ⓘ
Manoel Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Malta ⓘ |
| partOf |
defences of Marsamxett Harbour
ⓘ
fortifications of Malta ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defence
ⓘ
to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour ⓘ |
| region | Northern Harbour District ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | modern development at Tigné Point ⓘ |
| usedAs | military installation ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
French invasion of Malta
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasion of Malta (1798)
World War II ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Tigné Description of subject: Fort Tigné is a late 18th-century polygonal coastal fortification in Malta, built by the Knights of St John to guard the entrance to Marsamxett Harbour.
Referenced by (2)
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