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Battle Of Largs Monument, Largs

A Category B Listed Building in Largs, North Ayrshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7791 / 55°46'44"N

Longitude: -4.8595 / 4°51'34"W

OS Eastings: 220762

OS Northings: 657679

OS Grid: NS207576

Mapcode National: GBR 31.8SDJ

Mapcode Global: WH2N7.B05G

Plus Code: 9C7QQ4HR+J5

Entry Name: Battle Of Largs Monument, Largs

Listing Name: Largs Battle Monument ("the Pencil")

Listing Date: 14 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382200

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37177

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Largs Pencil
Largs, Battle Of Largs Monument

ID on this website: 200382200

Location: Largs

County: North Ayrshire

Town: Largs

Electoral Ward: North Coast and Cumbraes

Traditional County: Ayrshire

Tagged with: Monument

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Description

J Sandyford Kay of Glasgow, architect. Erected 1912. Tall
pencil tower, with slight batter. Snecked rough whinstone,
with ashlar doorway, window dressings and conical slate
roof; decorative round-headed door above ground level,
splayed jambs with figure on each and crucifix above. Arch
flanked by plain ashlar blocks. Beaked grotesque beasts
flank base of door. Square ashlar plaque over door inscribed
"Memorial - Battle of Largs 1263". Cobbled walkway round
base.

Statement of Interest

Based on the round towers of Brechin and Abernethy. The

doorway is an exact copy of that at Brechin.

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