Keeper of Edinburgh Castle
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The Keeper of Edinburgh Castle is a senior Scottish royal and military office responsible for the custody, defense, and administration of Edinburgh Castle, one of Scotland’s most important historic fortresses.
All labels observed (1)
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| Keeper of Edinburgh Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12223161 — 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: Keeper of Edinburgh Castle Context triple: [Sir William Crichton, positionHeld, Keeper of Edinburgh Castle]
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A.
Governor of Stirling Castle
The Governor of Stirling Castle was a senior military and administrative office responsible for commanding and overseeing one of Scotland’s most strategically important royal fortresses.
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B.
Constable of the Tower of London
The Constable of the Tower of London is a senior ceremonial and historically military office responsible for the overall command and representation of the Tower of London.
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C.
High Kirk of Edinburgh
The High Kirk of Edinburgh is the historic Church of Scotland parish church on the Royal Mile, better known as St Giles’ Cathedral and long associated with Scottish Reformation history and national ceremonies.
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D.
High Steward of Scotland
The High Steward of Scotland was a powerful hereditary noble title whose holders served as chief administrators of the Scottish royal household and later became the ancestors of the Stewart/Stuart royal dynasty.
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E.
Steward of Scotland
The Steward of Scotland was a hereditary noble office that evolved into the powerful Stewart/Stuart dynasty, whose holders eventually became the kings of Scotland and later of England and Ireland.
- 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: Keeper of Edinburgh Castle Target entity description: The Keeper of Edinburgh Castle is a senior Scottish royal and military office responsible for the custody, defense, and administration of Edinburgh Castle, one of Scotland’s most important historic fortresses.
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A.
Governor of Stirling Castle
The Governor of Stirling Castle was a senior military and administrative office responsible for commanding and overseeing one of Scotland’s most strategically important royal fortresses.
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B.
Constable of the Tower of London
The Constable of the Tower of London is a senior ceremonial and historically military office responsible for the overall command and representation of the Tower of London.
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C.
High Kirk of Edinburgh
The High Kirk of Edinburgh is the historic Church of Scotland parish church on the Royal Mile, better known as St Giles’ Cathedral and long associated with Scottish Reformation history and national ceremonies.
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D.
High Steward of Scotland
The High Steward of Scotland was a powerful hereditary noble title whose holders served as chief administrators of the Scottish royal household and later became the ancestors of the Stewart/Stuart royal dynasty.
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E.
Steward of Scotland
The Steward of Scotland was a hereditary noble office that evolved into the powerful Stewart/Stuart dynasty, whose holders eventually became the kings of Scotland and later of England and Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.