Built in 1912 to commemorate the Battle of Largs in 1263 when the Scots repelled the troops of King Haco from Norway. A fleet of some 160 longships were caught in a storm as they approached Largs and the ensuing skirmish with the Scots on the shores marked the turning point of Viking domination. Map location.
Rate this file (Current rating : 5 / 5 with 1 votes)
![Sunset at the Pencil Monument, Largs
Built in 1912 to commemorate the Battle of Largs in 1263 when the Scots repelled the troops of King Haco from Norway. A fleet of some 160 longships were caught in a storm as they approached Largs and the ensuing skirmish with the Scots on the shores marked the turning point of Viking domination. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=220780&Y=657430&A=Y&Z=3/]Map location.[/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_Sunset_at_the_Pencil%2C_Largs.jpg "Click to view full size image
==============
Sunset at the Pencil Monument, Largs
Built in 1912 to commemorate the Battle of Largs in 1263 when the Scots repelled the troops of King Haco from Norway. A fleet of some 160 longships were caught in a storm as they approached Largs and the ensuing skirmish with the Scots on the shores marked the turning point of Viking domination. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=220780&Y=657430&A=Y&Z=3/]Map location.[/url]")
