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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Largs Pencil monument