Dun, Angus
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Dun, Angus is a small historic village in Angus, Scotland, known for its rural setting and association with notable Scottish figures such as John Erskine of Dun.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dun, Angus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10818118 — 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: Dun, Angus Context triple: [John Erskine of Dun, birthPlace, Dun, Angus]
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A.
Drustan
Drustan is an alternative name for Saint Drostan, an early Scottish saint associated with monastic foundations in Aberdeenshire.
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B.
Auchmithie
Auchmithie is a small historic fishing village on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dramatic cliffs and association with the origin of the Arbroath smokie.
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C.
Claonaig
Claonaig is a small hamlet on the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, known primarily as a ferry terminal linking the mainland to the Isle of Arran.
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D.
Dùn
Dùn is a small, rugged islet in the remote St Kilda archipelago of Scotland, noted for its dramatic cliffs and important seabird colonies.
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E.
Cromvoirt
Cromvoirt is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known for its rural character and proximity to the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
- 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: Dun, Angus Target entity description: Dun, Angus is a small historic village in Angus, Scotland, known for its rural setting and association with notable Scottish figures such as John Erskine of Dun.
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A.
Drustan
Drustan is an alternative name for Saint Drostan, an early Scottish saint associated with monastic foundations in Aberdeenshire.
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B.
Auchmithie
Auchmithie is a small historic fishing village on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dramatic cliffs and association with the origin of the Arbroath smokie.
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C.
Claonaig
Claonaig is a small hamlet on the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, known primarily as a ferry terminal linking the mainland to the Isle of Arran.
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D.
Dùn
Dùn is a small, rugged islet in the remote St Kilda archipelago of Scotland, noted for its dramatic cliffs and important seabird colonies.
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E.
Cromvoirt
Cromvoirt is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known for its rural character and proximity to the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| associatedWith | John Erskine of Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| governedBy | Angus Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeHistory | formerly in county of Forfar ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalInterest | House of Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | traditional stone houses ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic village
ⓘ
rural setting ⓘ |
| hasCountrySubdivisionType | parish ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalAssociation | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Scottish rural heritage ⓘ |
| hasHeritageManagement | National Trust for Scotland (House of Dun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFigure | John Erskine of Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricStatus | historic parish in Angus ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
farmland
ⓘ
woodland ⓘ |
| hasNearbyEstate | House of Dun estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Brechin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forfar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | River South Esk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding | House of Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFamilyAssociation | Erskine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSite |
Dun Parish Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParishStatus |
civil parish
ⓘ
ecclesiastical parish ⓘ |
| hasPostTown | Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScenicQuality | picturesque rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink | road connection to Montrose ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Forfarshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angus
ⓘ
council area of Angus ⓘ eastern Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the River South Esk ⓘ |
| near | Montrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dun, Angus Description of subject: Dun, Angus is a small historic village in Angus, Scotland, known for its rural setting and association with notable Scottish figures such as John Erskine of Dun.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.