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Encyclopedia Britannica



LARGS

This article appears in Volume V16, Page 216 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LAP-LEO
LARGS , a police
burgh
  and watering place of Ayrshire, Scotland. Pop. (1901) 3246. It is situated 43 M. W. by S. of Glasgow by the Glasgow & South-Western railway. Its fine beach and dry, bracing climate have attracted many wealthy residents, and the number of summer visitors is also large. The public buildings include the
Clark
 
hospital
 
    See Also:
, the Victoria infirmary convalescent
home
  and the Stevenson institute and mechanics' library. Skelmorlie Aisle, the sole relic of the old parish church of St Columba, was converted into a mausoleum in 1636. Near it a mound covers remains, possibly those of the Norwegians who fell in the battle (1263) between Alexander III. and Haco, king of Norway. The harbour is used mainly by
Clyde
  passenger steamers and yachtsmen. From the quay a - broad esplanade has been constructed northwards round the bay, and there is an excellent golf course. Kelburne Castle, 2 M. S., a seat of the
earl
  of Glasgow, stands in romantic scenery. FAIRLIE, 3 M. S., another seaside resort, with a station on the Glasgow & South-Western railway, is the connecting-point for Millport on
Great
  Cumbrae. Once a fishing
village
 , it has acquired a
great
  reputation for its yachts.


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