King’s Bastion
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King’s Bastion is a historic 18th-century defensive stronghold in Gibraltar that played a key role in the territory’s fortifications, particularly during the Great Siege.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King’s Bastion canonical | 4 |
| King’s Bastion area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11662919 — 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: King’s Bastion Context triple: [fortifications of Gibraltar, hasPart, King’s Bastion]
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A.
Tower of Guard
Tower of Guard is the English rendering of the Elvish name Minas Tirith, the chief city and fortress of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Cortex Castle
Cortex Castle is a menacing, high-tech fortress and final-stage stronghold belonging to the villain Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
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C.
Landguard Fort
Landguard Fort is a historic coastal artillery fortification in Felixstowe, Suffolk, that has defended the entrance to the River Orwell and Harwich Harbour for centuries and is now a heritage attraction.
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D.
Verne Citadel
Verne Citadel is a 19th-century fortress on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, historically used for coastal defense and later as a prison and immigration removal centre.
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E.
Leap Castle
Leap Castle is a historic Irish fortress in County Offaly, reputed to be one of the most haunted castles in the world.
- 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: King’s Bastion Target entity description: King’s Bastion is a historic 18th-century defensive stronghold in Gibraltar that played a key role in the territory’s fortifications, particularly during the Great Siege.
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A.
Tower of Guard
Tower of Guard is the English rendering of the Elvish name Minas Tirith, the chief city and fortress of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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B.
Cortex Castle
Cortex Castle is a menacing, high-tech fortress and final-stage stronghold belonging to the villain Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
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C.
Landguard Fort
Landguard Fort is a historic coastal artillery fortification in Felixstowe, Suffolk, that has defended the entrance to the River Orwell and Harwich Harbour for centuries and is now a heritage attraction.
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D.
Verne Citadel
Verne Citadel is a 19th-century fortress on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, historically used for coastal defense and later as a prison and immigration removal centre.
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E.
Leap Castle
Leap Castle is a historic Irish fortress in County Offaly, reputed to be one of the most haunted castles in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bastion
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ historical military structure ⓘ |
| architect | William Green ⓘ |
| armament |
cannon
ⓘ
heavy artillery ⓘ |
| builtUnderAuthorityOf |
George Augustus Eliott
ⓘ
Governor of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century fortifications
ⓘ
Bastions ⓘ
linked to:
Fortress
Fortifications in Gibraltar ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1776 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1770 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
entertainment complex
ⓘ
leisure centre ⓘ |
| designer | William Green ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
arcade
ⓘ
bars ⓘ bowling alley ⓘ cinema ⓘ ice rink ⓘ restaurants ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
casemates for guns
ⓘ
embrasures for artillery ⓘ parapets ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery platform
ⓘ
bastion for landward defence ⓘ coastal defence ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gibraltar
|
| locatedOn |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
west side of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| location | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King George III
ⓘ
linked to:
George III of the United Kingdom
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Bay of Gibraltar
ⓘ
approaches to Gibraltar from the west ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf |
defensive system of Gibraltar
ⓘ
fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| significance | key stronghold in defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King’s Bastion Description of subject: King’s Bastion is a historic 18th-century defensive stronghold in Gibraltar that played a key role in the territory’s fortifications, particularly during the Great Siege.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.