Pencil Monument

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The Pencil Monument is a distinctive pencil-shaped stone tower on the seafront at Largs, Scotland, commemorating the 1263 Battle of Largs between the Scots and the Vikings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Largs Pencil monument 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
war memorial
access publicly accessible
associatedWith Scottish history
Scottish–Norwegian War NERFINISHED
Viking history
category Buildings and structures in North Ayrshire
Monuments and memorials in Scotland
Tourist attractions in North Ayrshire
commemorates Battle of Largs NERFINISHED
commemoratesConflictBetween Scots NERFINISHED
Vikings NERFINISHED
commemorationYearOfEvent 1263
constructionType stone tower
country Scotland
hasArchitecturalStyle folly-like tower
hasCrossSection cylindrical
hasFunction commemorative monument
landmark
hasLocalName The Pencil NERFINISHED
hasTopFeature conical top
hasTourismType tourist attraction
hasViewOf Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED
Isle of Cumbrae NERFINISHED
hasWalkingRoute coastal path at Largs
heritageDesignation listed monument
locatedIn Largs NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity North Ayrshire NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedInHistoricCounty Ayrshire NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Ayrshire NERFINISHED
locatedNearBodyOfWater Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED
locatedOn seafront at Largs
material stone
name Pencil Monument NERFINISHED
near Largs Marina NERFINISHED
Largs seafront promenade NERFINISHED
shape pencil-shaped tower
symbolizes Scottish victory at Battle of Largs
end of Norwegian influence in western Scotland

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Battle of Largs commemoratedBy Pencil Monument
this entity surface form: Largs Pencil monument
Largs hasLandmark Pencil Monument