Landport Ditch
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Landport Ditch is a historic defensive moat or trench that once formed part of the fortifications protecting Portsmouth, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Landport Ditch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11662745 — 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: Landport Ditch Context triple: [Landport Gate, near, Landport Ditch]
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A.
King's Sedgemoor Drain
King's Sedgemoor Drain is a major artificial drainage channel in Somerset, England, constructed to manage water levels and reduce flooding across the Somerset Levels.
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B.
Cawthorne Dike
Cawthorne Dike is a small watercourse in South Yorkshire, England, that serves as a minor tributary feeding into the River Dearne within its local drainage system.
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C.
Wendover Arm Canal
The Wendover Arm Canal is a restored branch of England’s Grand Union Canal, known for its rural scenery and ongoing conservation efforts near Wendover in Buckinghamshire.
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D.
Keadby Canal
Keadby Canal is a navigable waterway in South Yorkshire, England, linking inland navigation routes to the River Trent near the village of Keadby.
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E.
Pocklington Canal
Pocklington Canal is a restored 19th-century navigation and wildlife-rich waterway in Yorkshire, England, valued for both boating and nature conservation.
- 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: Landport Ditch Target entity description: Landport Ditch is a historic defensive moat or trench that once formed part of the fortifications protecting Portsmouth, England.
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A.
King's Sedgemoor Drain
King's Sedgemoor Drain is a major artificial drainage channel in Somerset, England, constructed to manage water levels and reduce flooding across the Somerset Levels.
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B.
Cawthorne Dike
Cawthorne Dike is a small watercourse in South Yorkshire, England, that serves as a minor tributary feeding into the River Dearne within its local drainage system.
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C.
Wendover Arm Canal
The Wendover Arm Canal is a restored branch of England’s Grand Union Canal, known for its rural scenery and ongoing conservation efforts near Wendover in Buckinghamshire.
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D.
Keadby Canal
Keadby Canal is a navigable waterway in South Yorkshire, England, linking inland navigation routes to the River Trent near the village of Keadby.
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E.
Pocklington Canal
Pocklington Canal is a restored 19th-century navigation and wildlife-rich waterway in Yorkshire, England, valued for both boating and nature conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive ditch
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ moat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Portsmouth city walls
ⓘ
linked to:
Portsmouth fortifications
Portsmouth fortifications ⓘ |
| category |
fortifications in England
ⓘ
military history of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentStatus | partially surviving ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military defence
ⓘ
protection of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalForm |
trench
ⓘ
water-filled ditch ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic feature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampshire
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ |
| location | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| material |
earthworks
ⓘ
masonry revetments ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Landport ⓘ |
| near |
Portsea Island
ⓘ
Portsmouth Harbour ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portsmouth fortifications
ⓘ
defences of Portsmouth ⓘ landward defences of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| surrounded | land approaches to Portsmouth ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fortification line
ⓘ
town defence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Landport Ditch Description of subject: Landport Ditch is a historic defensive moat or trench that once formed part of the fortifications protecting Portsmouth, England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.