Château de Beynac

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castle historic monument medieval fortress

Château de Beynac is a medieval fortress perched above the Dordogne River in southwestern France, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most imposing castles in the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Château de Beynac canonical	6
House of Beynac	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10768725 — 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: Château de Beynac
Context triple: [Périgord, contains, Château de Beynac]

A. Château de Beaucaire
Château de Beaucaire is a medieval fortress in the town of Beaucaire in southern France, overlooking the Rhône River and known for its strategic and historical significance.
B. Château de Blois
The Château de Blois is a historic royal castle in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Renaissance, and Classical architecture and its role as a major residence of French kings.
C. Château de Brissac
Château de Brissac is a grand Renaissance château in western France, famed as one of the tallest castles in the country and noted for its richly decorated interiors and extensive parklands.
D. Château d’Eu
Château d’Eu is a historic royal residence in Normandy, France, best known as a favored 19th-century home of the French royal House of Orléans and a site of significant diplomatic events.
E. Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
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: Château de Beynac
Target entity description: Château de Beynac is a medieval fortress perched above the Dordogne River in southwestern France, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most imposing castles in the region.

A. Château de Beaucaire
Château de Beaucaire is a medieval fortress in the town of Beaucaire in southern France, overlooking the Rhône River and known for its strategic and historical significance.
B. Château de Blois
The Château de Blois is a historic royal castle in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Renaissance, and Classical architecture and its role as a major residence of French kings.
C. Château de Brissac
Château de Brissac is a grand Renaissance château in western France, famed as one of the tallest castles in the country and noted for its richly decorated interiors and extensive parklands.
D. Château d’Eu
Château d’Eu is a historic royal residence in Normandy, France, best known as a favored 19th-century home of the French royal House of Orléans and a site of significant diplomatic events.
E. Château de Falaise
Château de Falaise is a medieval fortress in Normandy, France, best known as the birthplace and stronghold of William the Conqueror.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ⓘ historic monument ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle	medieval architecture ⓘ
builderFamily	House of Beynac ⓘ linked to: Château de Beynac
builtFor	Lords of Beynac ⓘ
category	Castles in Dordogne ⓘ Historic house museums in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
constructionStartCentury	12th century ⓘ
controlledSideDuringHundredYearsWar	French side ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
elevationAboveRiver	approximately 150 meters ⓘ
function	fortress ⓘ residence ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique ⓘ linked to: Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationBy	French Ministry of Culture ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	France ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear	1944 ⓘ
historicalEra	Middle Ages ⓘ
inConflict	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
knownFor	being one of the best-preserved castles in Dordogne ⓘ imposing cliff-top position ⓘ panoramic views over Dordogne Valley ⓘ
locatedIn	Beynac-et-Cazenac ⓘ
locatedInCountryRegion	southwestern France ⓘ
locatedInDepartment	Dordogne ⓘ linked to: Gironde
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Périgord Noir ⓘ linked to: Périgord
locatedInRegion	Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Beynac-et-Cazenac village ⓘ linked to: Beynac-et-Cazenac
notableFeature	Romanesque keep ⓘ barbican ⓘ chapel ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ defensive towers ⓘ keep ⓘ medieval courtyard ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
opposedFortressAcrossRiver	Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ⓘ linked to: Château de Castelnaud
overlooksRiver	Dordogne River ⓘ
ownerType	private ownership ⓘ
restoration	20th century restoration work ⓘ
strategicRole	control of Dordogne Valley ⓘ
tourismRegion	Dordogne ⓘ Périgord ⓘ
usedAs	tourist attraction ⓘ
usedAsFilmLocation	Ever After (1998 film) ⓘ linked to: Ever After Jeanne d'Arc (1999 film) ⓘ linked to: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Les Visiteurs (1993 film) ⓘ linked to: Les Visiteurs
visitorAccess	guided tours available ⓘ