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