Montfort Castle
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Montfort Castle is a 13th-century Crusader fortress in northern Israel, notable for its strategic hilltop location and well-preserved medieval military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montfort Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11789837 — 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: Montfort Castle Context triple: [Crusader architecture, hasNotableExample, Montfort Castle]
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A.
Grosmont Castle
Grosmont Castle is a medieval stone fortress in the village of Grosmont in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable as one of the trio of castles guarding the Monnow Valley near the English border.
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B.
King John’s Castle
King John’s Castle is a well-preserved 13th-century Norman fortress situated on King’s Island in Limerick, Ireland, overlooking the River Shannon.
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C.
Rochester Castle
Rochester Castle is a Norman stone fortress in Rochester, Kent, England, renowned for its well-preserved great keep and its strategic role in medieval conflicts.
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D.
Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in Herefordshire, England, renowned for its dramatic hilltop setting above the River Wye and its impressive 12th–13th century stone architecture.
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E.
Marlborough Castle
Marlborough Castle was a medieval royal stronghold in Wiltshire, England, that served as a residence for English monarchs and their consorts.
- 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: Montfort Castle Target entity description: Montfort Castle is a 13th-century Crusader fortress in northern Israel, notable for its strategic hilltop location and well-preserved medieval military architecture.
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A.
Grosmont Castle
Grosmont Castle is a medieval stone fortress in the village of Grosmont in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable as one of the trio of castles guarding the Monnow Valley near the English border.
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B.
King John’s Castle
King John’s Castle is a well-preserved 13th-century Norman fortress situated on King’s Island in Limerick, Ireland, overlooking the River Shannon.
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C.
Rochester Castle
Rochester Castle is a Norman stone fortress in Rochester, Kent, England, renowned for its well-preserved great keep and its strategic role in medieval conflicts.
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D.
Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in Herefordshire, England, renowned for its dramatic hilltop setting above the River Wye and its impressive 12th–13th century stone architecture.
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E.
Marlborough Castle
Marlborough Castle was a medieval royal stronghold in Wiltshire, England, that served as a residence for English monarchs and their consorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Qalʿat al-Qurayn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Starkenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | hill castle ⓘ |
| builtFor | Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Kingdom of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 33.024°N 35.275°E ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruin ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1271 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cisterns
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ inner ward ⓘ keep ⓘ outer wall ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National park of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strategic hilltop location
ⓘ
views over Nahal Kziv valley ⓘ well-preserved medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nahal Kziv nature reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel ⓘ Upper Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Nahal Kziv nature reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Israel Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mi'ilya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahal Kziv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | قلعة القرين NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew | מבצר מונפור NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupant | Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Crusader fortifications in the Holy Land ⓘ |
| region | Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | siege by Mamluk forces ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1220s ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
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fortified residence ⓘ headquarters of the Teutonic Order in the Holy Land ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montfort Castle Description of subject: Montfort Castle is a 13th-century Crusader fortress in northern Israel, notable for its strategic hilltop location and well-preserved medieval military architecture.
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