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Largs (Scottish Gaelic: An Leargaidh Ghallda) is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about 33 mi (53 km) from Glasgow.
Largs was industrially important, as it became a river port and boat-building town before the Hunter River changed course. Largs Public School, established in 1838, is the New South Wales public school that has operated for the longest continuous time from the same site [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and is one of the oldest still operating schools in Australia .
The Firth of Clyde has always been an important sea route from the earliest times. For example, the Battle of Largs, which was fought on the Firth, in 1263, was a geopolitical turning point: it marked the end of Norse ambitions in Britain. [114]
Largs: 15.5 km 1907 Largs Bay Largs North: 16.4 km 1916 Largs North Draper: 17.2 km Unknown Largs North Taperoo: 18.2 km 1908 Taperoo Midlunga: 18.8 km 1921 Osborne Osborne: 19.6 km 1908 North Haven, Osborne North Haven: 20.5 km 1981 North Haven Outer Harbor: 21.9 km 1926 North Haven, Outer Harbor
LARGS Largs, Glenside, Fairlie, Kelburn North Ayrshire KA30 ... KA postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, ...
The A78 begins in Greenock, Inverclyde as a continuation of the A8 road at the Bull Ring roundabout, and runs in a southerly direction through the Spango Valley, Inverkip, Wemyss Bay, Skelmorlie, Largs, Fairlie, Seamill and then bypasses the major towns of Ardrossan, Kilwinning, Irvine and Troon amongst others before terminating near Prestwick, Ayrshire, where it forms a junction with the A77.
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The Battle of Largs (2 October 1263) was a battle between the kingdoms of Norway and Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde near Largs, Scotland.The conflict formed part of the Norwegian expedition against Scotland in 1263, in which Haakon Haakonsson, King of Norway attempted to reassert Norwegian sovereignty over the western seaboard of Scotland. [1]