Basic Site Details
| Name: | Largs Battle Monument |
| Town, district or village: | Largs |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B Listed |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | 1263 Monument | Yes | |
| Battlefield Memorial | Yes | |
| The Pencil | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1912 | Competition design | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Sandford Kay | 1912 | Won competition to secure job | |||
| Alexander Skirving | 1913 | Design exhibited - presumably unsuccessful in competition | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p507 | |
| Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | Edinburgh: RIAS | p82 | |
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1913 | 95 (Skirving design) | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Largs & Millport Weekly News | Various references in this - copies held by Largs Historical Society | |||
| Weekly Scotsman | 7 May 1927 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 37177 | |
| Largs Museum | Largs Museum archive | Competition drawings by James Sandford Kay (NB: NOT Sandyford) | |