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The Pencil Monument

The Pencil Monument

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The Pencil Monument

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Placering: Largs, West Scotland, Skotland, Storbritannien

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Going.Pottie

3. oktober 2022

Cykling

In the early 1900s the local council ran a competition to design a statue here. The winner was a bronze statue of King Alexaner pointing out to sea. Unfortunately it was too expensive so thy build this pencil instead...

Falk

16. januar 2022

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This monument, which looks like a gigantic pencil, commemorates the defeat of a Viking fleet at this spot in 1263.
HISTORY
The western islands and coast of Scotland had been under Norse control since the early 12th century. The lords who ruled over the islands and small kingdoms along the coast acknowledged the overlordship of the Norwegian kings. In the middle of the 13th century the Scottish kings Alexander II and his son Alexander III tried to annexe the area to Scotland.

Rafa

20. oktober 2024

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"Named for its rather distinctive shape, The Pencil was built in 1912 as a reminder of the Viking influence over Scotland. Overlooking the Firth of Clyde and standing at around …

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