Battle of Largs Monument
Battle of Largs Monument is a monument in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Battle of Largs Monument is situated nearby to the recreation area Largs (Pencil Beach), as well as near the dock Boat lift.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelburn Castle and Haylie House, chambered cairn.
Kelburn Castle
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kelburn Castle is a large house near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century it was remodelled in the sixteenth century. Kelburn Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Battle of Largs Monument.
Haylie House, chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevouk, Public domain.
Haylie House, chambered cairn is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,100 feet north of Battle of Largs Monument.
Largs railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Largs railway station is a railway station in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is owned by Network Rail. It is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 43 miles south west of Glasgow Central. Largs railway station is situated 1 mile north of Battle of Largs Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Largs and Millport.
Largs
Largs is a seaside resort on the Clyde coast of Ayrshire, with a population of 10,900 in 2022. It’s where Viking power in Scotland was broken, at the Battle of Largs in 1263, and the Vikingar Exhibition is the town’s main attraction.
Millport
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.
West Kilbride
West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.
Battle of Largs Monument
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “The Pencil”
- Category: historic site
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.77912° or 55° 46′ 45″ northLongitude
-4.8595° or 4° 51′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7QQ4HR+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 387225177OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Largs (Pencil Beach) and Boat lift.
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