2020

NS2057 : The Pencil

taken 4 years ago, near to Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland

This is 1 of 2 images, with title The Pencil in this square
The Pencil
The Pencil
The Pencil is so called for an obvious reason. The monument was built in 1912 to commemorate the Battle of Largs in 1263, when the Scots led by Somerled defeated the Norwegian troops of King Haco, bringing the Hebrides under the rule of the Scottish crown.

Or not.

The monument fact board states that:

“For several hours fierce fighting took place resulting in the Norwegians returning to their moored vessels and the Scots withdrawing. At the time the battle was not considered of much significance and later historians transformed it into international importance. Today’s historians’ views have reverted back to the former opinion”.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Monument
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Battle of Largs 1263 [45] · Viewed [30] · Pencil View [18] Title Clusters: · The Pencil [2] ·
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NS2057, 269 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Allan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 29 August, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 6 September, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 207 576 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:46.7524N 4:51.5836W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 207 577
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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