Builth Castle
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Builth Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Powys, Wales, originally built by the English crown to secure control over the Welsh borderlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Builth Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10729486 — 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: Builth Castle Context triple: [Edwardian castles in Wales, hasPart, Builth Castle]
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A.
Skenfrith Castle
Skenfrith Castle is a medieval riverside fortress in southeast Wales, notable as one of the “Three Castles” built to control the Monnow Valley near the English border.
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B.
Dinefwr Castle
Dinefwr Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Carmarthenshire, historically associated with the princes of Deheubarth and renowned for its picturesque hilltop ruins overlooking the surrounding countryside.
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C.
Bodelwyddan Castle
Bodelwyddan Castle is a 19th-century Gothic Revival country house and former historic house museum in North Wales, noted for its distinctive architecture and parkland setting.
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D.
Castell Gwyn
Castell Gwyn is the Welsh name for White Castle, a medieval stone fortress in Monmouthshire, Wales.
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E.
Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle is a well-preserved circular medieval fortress in Cornwall, England, notable for its picturesque ruins and commanding views over the River Fowey valley.
- 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: Builth Castle Target entity description: Builth Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Powys, Wales, originally built by the English crown to secure control over the Welsh borderlands.
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A.
Skenfrith Castle
Skenfrith Castle is a medieval riverside fortress in southeast Wales, notable as one of the “Three Castles” built to control the Monnow Valley near the English border.
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B.
Dinefwr Castle
Dinefwr Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Carmarthenshire, historically associated with the princes of Deheubarth and renowned for its picturesque hilltop ruins overlooking the surrounding countryside.
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C.
Bodelwyddan Castle
Bodelwyddan Castle is a 19th-century Gothic Revival country house and former historic house museum in North Wales, noted for its distinctive architecture and parkland setting.
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D.
Castell Gwyn
Castell Gwyn is the Welsh name for White Castle, a medieval stone fortress in Monmouthshire, Wales.
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E.
Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle is a well-preserved circular medieval fortress in Cornwall, England, notable for its picturesque ruins and commanding views over the River Fowey valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ ruined castle ⓘ |
| builtBy |
English crown
ⓘ
linked to:
English Crown
King Edward I of England ⓘ
linked to:
Edward I of England
|
| category |
Castles in Powys
ⓘ
Ruined castles in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Powys ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
English crown
ⓘ
linked to:
English Crown
Marcher lords ⓘ
linked to:
Marcher lord
|
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| defensiveType | motte-and-bailey castle ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bailey
ⓘ
ditches ⓘ earthworks ⓘ motte ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Builth Wells
ⓘ
River Wye valley ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Brecknockshire
ⓘ
linked to:
Breconshire
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Builth Wells
ⓘ
Powys ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Welsh Marches ⓘ border region between England and Wales ⓘ historic county of Breconshire ⓘ
linked to:
historic county of Brecknockshire
|
| locatedOn | promontory above the River Wye ⓘ |
| managedBy | local authorities in Powys ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Builth Wells town centre
ⓘ
River Wye ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | English royal castle network in Wales ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assert English royal authority in Wales
ⓘ
to control the surrounding countryside ⓘ to secure control over the Welsh borderlands ⓘ |
| region | Powys ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Wars between England and Wales ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Builth Castle Description of subject: Builth Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Powys, Wales, originally built by the English crown to secure control over the Welsh borderlands.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.