Crinan Canal
E94828
The Crinan Canal is a historic waterway in western Scotland that provides a shortcut for boats between the Firth of Clyde and the Sound of Jura, avoiding the long route around the Kintyre peninsula.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crinan Canal canonical | 15 |
| Crinan Canal basin | 2 |
| Crinan Canal towpath | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T795698 — 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: Crinan Canal Context triple: [John Rennie the Elder, notableWork, Crinan Canal]
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A.
River Dee (Galloway)
River Dee (Galloway) is a river in southwest Scotland that flows through the Galloway region from the Southern Uplands to the Solway Firth.
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B.
Moffat Water
Moffat Water is a river in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, that flows through the town of Moffat and its surrounding valley.
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C.
Great Glen
The Great Glen is a major geological fault and valley in the Scottish Highlands, stretching coast to coast and containing a chain of lochs including the famous Loch Ness.
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D.
River Dee
River Dee is a major river in northeastern Scotland that flows through the Cairngorms and Royal Deeside, renowned for its scenic beauty and association with the British royal family.
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E.
Firth of Tay
The Firth of Tay is a large estuary on the east coast of Scotland where the River Tay meets the North Sea, noted for its bridges, wildlife, and maritime history.
- 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: Crinan Canal Target entity description: The Crinan Canal is a historic waterway in western Scotland that provides a shortcut for boats between the Firth of Clyde and the Sound of Jura, avoiding the long route around the Kintyre peninsula.
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A.
River Dee (Galloway)
River Dee (Galloway) is a river in southwest Scotland that flows through the Galloway region from the Southern Uplands to the Solway Firth.
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B.
Moffat Water
Moffat Water is a river in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, that flows through the town of Moffat and its surrounding valley.
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C.
Great Glen
The Great Glen is a major geological fault and valley in the Scottish Highlands, stretching coast to coast and containing a chain of lochs including the famous Loch Ness.
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D.
River Dee
River Dee is a major river in northeastern Scotland that flows through the Cairngorms and Royal Deeside, renowned for its scenic beauty and association with the British royal family.
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E.
Firth of Tay
The Firth of Tay is a large estuary on the east coast of Scotland where the River Tay meets the North Sea, noted for its bridges, wildlife, and maritime history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ ship canal ⓘ |
| avoids |
Kintyre peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre ⓘ
linked to:
Kintyre
|
| connectsTo |
Firth of Clyde
ⓘ
Loch Fyne ⓘ Sound of Jura ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crosses |
Knapdale peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Knapdale
|
| designedBy | John Rennie the Elder ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basin at Ardrishaig
ⓘ
basin at Crinan ⓘ lock flights ⓘ swing bridges ⓘ |
| hasLock |
sea lock at Ardrishaig
ⓘ
sea lock at Crinan ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | important route for Clyde puffers ⓘ |
| laterEngineer | Thomas Telford ⓘ |
| length |
about 14.5 kilometres
ⓘ
about 9 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
western Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
West of Scotland
|
| managedBy | Scottish Canals ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Crinan ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Scottish Canals ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Lochgilphead ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 15 ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | early 19th century ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1801 ⓘ |
| originalEngineer | John Rennie the Elder ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Canals ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish inland waterways network ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid the long sea route around the Mull of Kintyre
ⓘ
to provide a shortcut between the Firth of Clyde and the Sound of Jura ⓘ |
| region | Knapdale ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminusAt |
Ardrishaig
ⓘ
Crinan ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational boating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ yacht passage ⓘ |
| waterwayType | sea-to-sea canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crinan Canal Description of subject: The Crinan Canal is a historic waterway in western Scotland that provides a shortcut for boats between the Firth of Clyde and the Sound of Jura, avoiding the long route around the Kintyre peninsula.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
village of Crinan
subject linked to:
village of Crinan
subject linked to:
village of Crinan
linked to: Crinan Canal
linked to: Crinan Canal
linked to: Crinan Canal