No footnotes date April 2009 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Largs image File Largs Pencil S.jpg 250px caption The Largs Pencil monument overlooks the islands of Great Cumbrae Cumbrae , with the Isle of Arran in the background partof Scottish Norwegian War date 2 October 1263 place Largs ... Unknown The Battle of Largs was an meeting engagement engagement fought between the armies of Norway and Kingdom of Scotland Scotland near the present day town of Largs in North Ayrshire on the Firth ... exaggerated the scale of the battle of Largs. George Buchanan in the 16th century claimed that the Norwegians ... in Largs File Largs Pencil.jpg thumb right 300px The Largs Pencil stands just over a mile 1.6 km south of the town centre. The battle is commemorated in modern day Largs by a monument at the seafront ... Eric last Linklater authorlink Eric Linklater title The Battle of Largs publisher Orkney Miscellany ... Battle of Largs 1263 Category Norse activity in Scotland Category Battles of the Middle Ages Battle ..., between the islands of Great Cumbrae Cumbrae and Largs, Cunninghame . Events File Cumbrae locale.jpg ... a lengthy long distance battle, with bows and stone throwing, but the Scottish force ultimately ... by the storm from joining battle. The Norwegians went back on land the day after to retrieve .... Largs had not been a crushing military defeat for H kon, but it meant that he had not been able ... view the encounter as hardly a battle at all, but merely a skirmish. The main source to the battle ... on conversations with participants in the battle, it is considered a fairly reliable source as regards factual details. Interpretations of these facts have varied widely however, with the battle traditionally ... day historians generally agree that the battle amounted to something of a draw. In the long run however ..., it is known as The Pencil . Once a year Largs holds a Viking festival which used to be a Scottish ... the two countries. The festival includes a parade, stalls, food, armoury and a symbolic battle re enactment ... more details
it was the site of the Battle of Largs between the Norway Norwegian and the Scottish armies. The Mod Scotland National Mod has also been held here in the past. History Largs evolved from the estates ... Kelvin Lord Kelvin , the physicist and engineer . Largs has historical connections much further back, however. It was the site of the Battle of Largs in 1263, in which parts of a Scottish army attacked ... sold to Scotland, as was the Isle of Man after the demise of Magnus Olafsson. File Largs Pencil.jpg thumb The Pencil monument commemorating the Battle of Largs , which stands just over convert 1 mi south ...about the Scottish town the town in New South Wales Largs, New South Wales Infobox UK place gaelic name ... edinburgh distance london distance latitude 55.7925 longitude 04.8678 post town LARGS postcode area ... constituency Cunninghame North Largs lang gd An Leargaidh Ghallda is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North ... of Largs in 1636 as a family mausoleum. Today the monument is all that remains of the old kirk. File Largs, The Brisbane Aisle.JPG left thumb The Brisbane Aisle Brisbane family vault in Largs. From its beginnings as a small village around its kirk, Largs evolved into a busy and popular seaside resort ... 1895, however, that the railway made the connection to Largs, sealing the town s popularity. It also ... the battle at all. The battle was followed soon after by the death of the 59 year old King ... of his kingdom , visited Largs in 1944 and was made the town s first honorary citizen Honorary ... December 1944 accessdate 17 January 2009 ref Largs residents Colin and Chris Weir won 161,000,000 on a Euromillions ... its diminished status as a holiday resort, much of Largs is still geared towards tourism. There is the award ... Kelburn Country Centre, Barrfields Pavilion Theatre, Largs Swimming Pool, Douglas Park and Inverclyde ... Castle , situated close to Largs, is the ancestral home of the Boyle originally de Boyville family ... at the north end of Largs, and Brisbane House sited in the dale about convert 1.5 km mi up the river ... more details
Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image File HMS Largs WWII IWM A 6945.jpg 300px Ship caption HMS Largs at Greenock Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country Ship flag flag France naval Ship name MV Charles Plumier Ship owner Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired Ship commissioned 1938 Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Acquired by Royal Navy November 1941 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country nowrap United Kingdom Ship flag shipboxflag United Kingdom naval Ship name HMS Largs Ship owner Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired November 1941 Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned 1945 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Returned to France Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country France Ship flag shipboxflag France naval Ship name Ship owner Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired Ship commissioned 1945 Ship decommissioned 1964 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Sold to Greek Cruise company Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country Ship flag flagicon image Flag of Greece.svg Greece Ship name MV Pleias Ship owner Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired Ship commissioned 1964 Ship decommissioned 1968 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship ... Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes HMS Largs was a former French ship captured by the Royal Navy five months after the Battle of France while docked at Gibraltar ... of being handed over to the Free French Navy , and renamed HMS Largs . She took part in many operations ... stub DEFAULTSORT Largs Category 1938 ships Category World War II merchant ships of France Category ... more details
Largs Branch The Largs Branch was an extension of the former Ardrossan Railway in Scotland built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway to allow trains to travel between Largs and Glasgow via Ardrossan and Kilwinning . History The line between Ardrossan and Largs was opened in stages, with services running as far as West Kilbride railway station West Kilbride beginning on 1 May 1878. ref Butt, page 245 ref Services to Fairlie railway station Fairlie began on 1 June 1880, ref name butt93 Butt, page 93 ref Fairlie Pier railway station Fairlie Pier on 1 July 1882, ref name butt93 and finally to Largs railway station Largs on 1 June 1885. ref Butt, page 131 ref Additionally, a Ardrossan South Beach railway station new station was opened on the line at Ardrossan to allow the town to benefit from the trains running between Kilwinning and Largs. On 30 September 1969 the short line between Castlehill and Parkhouse Junctions in Ardrossan was closed to regular services, and was completely removed by 1977. fact date August 2007 The line to Fairlie Pier was closed to passengers on 1 October 1971, ref name butt93 however the line is still in place to allow access to an Ministry of Defence United Kingdom MOD facility in the area. The Largs Branch is still active today as part of the Ayrshire Coast Line . Electrification The line was electrified in 1986 as part the AyrLine electrification programme, ref cite web title The Rebirth of AyrLine Electrification to Ayr Ardrossan Largs 1986 1987 url http www.railwaysarchive.co.uk docSummary.php?docID 833Stuff accessdate 2007 06 08 ref however only the northbound line was electrified, resulting in the removal of the southbound platforms at all the intermediate stations, closure of two of the four platforms at Largs, and the removal of the southbound line from Largs to Hunterston Terminal . The southbound line from Hunterston to Ardrossan was left ... http www.railscot.co.uk Largs Branch frame.htm RAILSCOT on Largs Branch Historical Scottish railway ... more details
coord 55.795 4.859 display title region GB scale 10000 Unreferenced date November 2007 Infobox UK school name Largs Academy image size caption image2 caption2 size2 latitude longitude dms motto Labora et Disce English Work and Learn motto pl established 1970 approx closed c approx type Secondary School religion president head label Headteacher head Mr Arthur T Jones r head label r head deputy head label Depute Headteacher deputy head Mrs H Burns, Mrs C Collins, Mr M Wison r deputy head label r deputy head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist specialist pl street Flatt Road city Largs county Ayrshire country Scotland postcode KA30 9JX LEA dfeno urn ofsted staff 84 FTE enrollment 1000 gender Mixed lower age 11 upper age 18 houses Mixed colours Black, Gold and Blue publication publication pl free label 1 School Years free 1 S1 S6 free label 2 Feeder Schools free 2 Brisbane Primary School, Cumbrae Primary School, Fairlie Primary School, Kelburn Primary School and Skelmorlie Primary School free label 3 free 3 website http www.largs.n ayrshire.sch.uk website name Largs Academy Largs Academy is a Scottish Education in Scotland secondary school , opened in August 1970, serving the towns of Largs , Fairlie, North Ayrshire Fairlie , Skelmorlie and the island of Cumbrae , as well as taking placement requests from across Scotland. Management Team The Headteacher is Mr Arthur Jones. He is assisted by his Depute Headteachers Mrs H Burns, Mrs C Collins and Mr M Wilson. Feeder Schools Largs Academy has five main feeder schools these are Brisbane Primary School, Cumbrae Primary School, Fairlie Primary School, Kelburn Primary School and Skelmorlie Primary School. Alumni Footballers Creag Little and Alistair Deans both attended Largs Academy. External links http www.largs.n ayrshire.sch.uk Official web site http www.ltscotland.org.uk scottishschoolsonline schools largsacademynorthayrshire.asp Largs Academy s page on Scottish Schools Online Category Secondary schools in Scot ... more details
Other uses Largs Bay disambiguation Largs Bay Infobox Australian place type suburb name Largs Bay city Adelaide state South Australia image Largs bay jetty.jpg caption The Largs Bay jetty lga City of Port Adelaide Enfield postcode est pop ???? small 2006 Census small ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC42561 name Largs Bay State Suburb accessdate 2008 06 23 quick on ref area stategov Electoral district of Lee Lee fedgov Division of Port Adelaide Port Adelaide near nw Gulf St Vincent near n Largs North, South Australia Largs North near ne Port River near w Gulf St Vincent near e Port River near sw Gulf St Vincent near s Semaphore, South Australia Semaphore near se Peterhead, South Australia Peterhead dist1 15 location1 Adelaide CBD Largs Bay is a north western suburb of Adelaide 16km from the Central Business District CBD , on the LeFevre Peninsula , in the state of South Australia , Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield . It is adjacent to Largs North, South Australia Largs North and Semaphore, South Australia Semaphore , Exeter, South Australia Exeter and Peterhead, South Australia Peterhead . The post code for Largs Bay is 5016. It is bounded to the north by Walcot and Warwick ... St Vincent and the Port River respectively. Largs Bay is essentially a residential suburb, with a minor ... school, Largs Bay Primary School , and the local high school is Ocean View College Gedville Campus ... on Fletcher Road. Largs Reserve overlooking Woolnough Road is the main outdoor recreational reserve in the suburb, being the site of a lawn bowling club. The Largs Pier Hotel on the Esplanade was used as a historical landmark in earlier times by sailors. A sailing club and a jetty are present on Largs ... service Military Road, while the 150 services Fletcher Road. The suburb is also serviced by Largs railway station, Adelaide Largs and Largs North railway station Largs North railway stations on the Outer ... of Port Adelaide Enfield suburbs Category Suburbs of Adelaide vi Largs Bay, Nam c ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 Wikify date September 2010 Image Largs New South Wales.jpg thumb Largs NSW Sign Largs , NSW is a small town located in the Hunter Valley , about 1 hours drive north of Sydney . In the pioneering days it was established by Cedar getters , before the Lang family settlement in 1921 . 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 one of the oldest remaining schools in Australia that is still operational in its community. Suburbs of City of Maitland coord 32.701 151.601 type city region AU display title Category Suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales Maitland geo stub ... more details
TransAdelaide colour a100ff station name Largs North outerharborline yes street Fletcher Road suburb Largs North, South Australia Largs North distance 16.4 access Level pedestrian crossing HFS No peakfreq Every 20 Mins wdfreq Every 30 Mins wefreq Every 60 Mins nightfreq Every 60 Mins rrtd No rrts Yes platforms 1 platform arch 1 centre platform toilets No parking No bike No lounge No kiosk No disability Yes facilities None opened 21 August 1916 rebuilt 1943, 2002 trainconnect None busconnect 333 to North Haven, South Australia North Haven br 150 to Osborne, South Australia Osborne previous Largs railway station, Adelaide Largs next Draper railway station Draper Largs North railway station is a railway station on the Outer Harbor railway line which is located in the northwestern Adelaide suburb of Largs North, South Australia Largs North . It is located 16.4 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station and caters for broad gauge 1600mm 3000 class railcar suburban trains only. The station was officially opened on 21 August 1916 and was called Swansea after H. C. Swan. The name was changed to Largs North on 1 November 1945. Services Platform 1 font color A100FF Outer Harbor railway line Outer Harbor line font all stations services to Outer Harbor railway station Outer Harbor Platform 2 font color A100FF Outer Harbor railway line Outer Harbor line font all stations and limited stops services to Adelaide railway station Adelaide References Rails Through Swamp and Sand A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum 1988 ISBN 0 9595073 6 1 Coord 34.8200 138.4948 format dms display title region AU SA type railwaystation Outer Harbor railway line, Adelaide DEFAULTSORT Largs North Railway Station Category Railway stations in Adelaide Category Railway stations opened in 1916 Adelaide stub Australia rail transport stub ... more details
TransAdelaide colour a100ff station name Largs outerharborline yes street Jetty Road br Hampton Cresent br Mead Street suburb Largs Bay, South Australia Largs Bay distance 15.5 access Level pedestrian crossing HFS No peakfreq Every 20 Mins wdfreq Every 30 Mins wefreq Every 60 Mins nightfreq Every 60 Mins rrtd No rrts Yes platforms 2 platform arch 2 side platform toilets No parking Yes bike No lounge No kiosk No disability Yes facilities None opened 1907 trainconnect None busconnect 150 to Largs Bay br 333 to North Haven, South Australia North Haven previous Peterhead railway station, Adelaide Peterhead next Largs North railway station Largs North Largs railway station is a railway station on the Outer Harbor railway line which is located in the northwestern Adelaide suburb of Largs Bay, South Australia Largs Bay . It is located 15.5 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station and caters for broad gauge 1600mm 3000 class railcar suburban trains only. It was named after the Largs on the Firth of Clyde , Scotland . A short branch to List of closed Adelaide railway stations Largs Jetty started just south of the station. This closed in 1908. Services Platform 1 font color A100FF Outer Harbor railway line Outer Harbor line font all stations services to Outer Harbor railway station Outer Harbor Platform 2 font color A100FF Outer Harbor railway line Outer Harbor line font all stations and limited stops services to Adelaide railway station Adelaide References Rails Through Swamp and Sand A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum 1988 ISBN 0 9595073 6 1 Coord 34.8273 138.4911 format dms display title region AU SA type railwaystation Outer Harbor railway line, Adelaide DEFAULTSORT Largs Railway Station, Adelaide Category Railway stations in Adelaide Category Railway stations opened in 1907 Adelaide stub Australia rail transport stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Australian place type suburb name Largs North city Adelaide state South Australia image caption lga City of Port Adelaide Enfield postcode 5016 est pop area stategov Electoral district of Lee Lee fedgov Division of Port Adelaide Port Adelaide near nw Gulf St Vincent near n Taperoo, South Australia Taperoo near ne Port River near w Gulf St Vincent near e Port River near sw Gulf St Vincent near s Largs Bay, South Australia Largs Bay near se Port River dist1 17 location1 Adelaide CBD Largs North is a north western suburb of Adelaide 17 km from the Central Business District CBD , on the LeFevre Peninsula , in the state of South Australia , Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield . It is adjacent to Largs Bay, South Australia Largs Bay and Taperoo, South Australia Taperoo . The post code for Largs North is 5016. It is bounded to the north by Strathfield Terrace, to the south by Walcot and Warwick Streets and in the west and east by Gulf St Vincent and the Port River respectively. Largs North is essentially a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern shore of the suburb. Facilities The local high school is Ocean View College Gedville Campus, in nearby Taperoo, South Australia Taperoo . There is a nursing home on Victoria Road and an RSL club on Carnarvon Terrace. Largs North Oval overlooking Victoria Road is the main outdoor recreational reserve in the suburb. The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside is known as Snowden Beach and is the location of a sulphuric acid works, which is connected to a freight railway. There is a swinging basin in the area, and it is the site of Port ... Harbor railway line , Draper railway station and Largs North railway station . City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburbs Coord 34 49 6 S 138 29 37 E display title name Largs North type city region AU SA Category Suburbs of Adelaide vi Largs North, Nam c ... more details
For the station in Adelaide Largs railway station, Adelaide Infobox UK station symbol rail name Largs other name An Leargaidh Ghallda image name Largs railway station sign.jpg caption BR style enamel sign in 1984 code LAR manager First ScotRail pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport SPT locale Largs borough North Ayrshire latitude 55.7928 longitude 4.8673 gridref NS202592 usage0405 pad 1em 0.376 usage0506 increase 0.411 usage0607 increase 0.413 usage0708 decrease 0.406 usage0809 increase 0.508 platforms 2 original Glasgow and South Western Railway G&SWR Largs Branch postgroup London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS years 1 June 1885 events Opened ref name butt139 Butt 1995 , page 139 ref years1 events1 Largs railway station is a train station railway station in the town of Largs , North Ayrshire , Scotland . The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line , convert 43 mi km south west of stnlnk Glasgow Central . History File Largs April 1984 .jpg thumb left Three platforms and centre stabling lines in April 1984 The station was originally opened on 1 June 1885 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway , ref name butt139 as the terminus of the extension of the former Ardrossan Railway to Largs. The station originally had four platforms with additional stabling lines, a glazed canopy and a footbridge spanning the platforms. By the time the electrification project commenced only three platforms and the centre stabling line were in operation. Following completion of electrification only two platforms remained. Incidents The frontage of the station was severely damaged on 11 July 1995 when an early morning British Rail Class 318 Class 318 train from ... and various shops on the main street of Largs. The driver was able to leave his cab to warn the passengers ... G&SW light small Largs Branch small col G&SW colour s end References commons category Largs railway ... served by First ScotRail Category SPT railway stations Category Largs nl Station Largs ... more details
coord 34.810086 138.493824 type landmark region AU format dms display title Fort Largs is historic defence facility in the seaside suburb of Taperoo, South Australia Taperoo near Port Adelaide , approximately convert 18 km mi abbr on north west of Adelaide s centre. Today Fort Largs survives in greatly modified condition from its original state. It was converted for use by the South Australia Police academy and is now known as Fort Largs Police Academy , the main training facility for South Australia Police . It is adjacent to Roy Marten Reserve, the primary recreational park in Taperoo. citation needed date June 2010 History In the late 1800s, visits of Russian ships in South Australian waters were of a friendly nature, but the Russo Turkish War of 1877 1878 was seen by Britain as part of a potential expansion plan by the Russian Empire into India , and the Australian colonies were advised to upgrade their defence capabilities. The inadequacy of defences in the colony was seen in 1862, when the Svetlana sailed into Port Phillip Bay Melbourne and the fort built had no gunpowder for its cannons to use to return a salute. William Jervois , a Royal Engineer, was commissioned to determine the defence capabilities of all colonies, with the exception of Western Australia . In his report, he was convinced that the Russian Empire would attack South Australian shipping in an attempt to destroy the local economy. As a result of Jervois report, Fort Glanville and Fort Largs were built to protect Port Adelaide . ref Protopopov 2006 , A Russian Presence A History of the Russian Church in Australia , p.8. ref ref name newcastle cite news title Unorthodox Russians last Scanlon first Mike ... Lieutenant Colonel Peter Scratchley was primarily responsible for the design of both Fort Largs and its ... had shifted to Fort Largs by 1888. In 1889, Fort Largs was equipped with two 6 inch breach loading ... in the Port River and shipping movements, Fort Largs had surpassed Fort Glanville in strategic ... more details
infobox football club clubname Largs Thistle fullname Largs Thistle Football Club image Image Largsthistlelogo.jpg Largs Thistle crest founded 1889 nickname Theestle ground Barrfields Park br Brisbane Road br Largs capacity 4,500 chrtitle President chairman Douglas Bennie manager flagicon SCO Patrick McIlvogue league Scottish Junior Football West Premier League SJFA West Super League Premier Division position 5th season 2010&ndash 2011 shirtsupplier http www.surridgesport.com shirtsponsors British Energy official website http www.largsthistle.org.uk default.asp pattern la1 black stripes pattern b1 blackstripes pattern ra1 black stripes leftarm1 FFFF00 body1 FFFF00 rightarm1 FFFF00 shorts1 000000 socks1 000000 pattern la2 red stripes pattern b2 red stripes pattern ra2 red stripes leftarm2 FFFFFF body2 FFFFFF rightarm2 FFFFFF shorts2 FF0000 socks2 000000 Largs Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football soccer football club, based in the town of Largs , North Ayrshire . Nicknamed Theestle , they were formed in 1889, and they play at Barrfields Park. Currently playing in the Scottish Junior Football West Premier League SJFA West Premier League of the Scottish Junior Football Association , they wear black and yellow striped strips. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors F.C. and Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. In 2009 10, Largs reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup , losing 1 0 to Linlithgow Rose F.C. at Rugby Park Stadium on May 23 , 2010 . It was their second appearance in the final since beating Glenafton Athletic F.C. 1 0 at Ibrox Stadium in 1994 Current squad fs start Fs player no 1 nat SCO pos GK name Stephen Connick Fs player no 2 nat SCO pos DF name Robert Cochrane Fs player ... 06 External links http www.largsthistle.org.uk Largs Thistle FC Official Website SJFA West Premier ... Sport in North Ayrshire Category Association football clubs established in 1889 Category Largs Thistle F.C. Category Largs ... more details
About others colleges of this name St Columba s College disambiguation St Columba s College unreferenced date April 2009 St Columba s College was an independent preparatory Marist Brothers Marist college at Landour House, Greenock Road, Largs , Ayrshire . It served as a boarding and fee paying prep school feeder for Catholic boarding schools throughout the United Kingdom with links to St. Joseph s College, Dumfries and Ampleforth College Ampleforth . It closed in 1982. History St Columba s College was an independent preparatory Marist college. It served as a boarding and fee paying Preparatory school UK preparatory school feeder for Catholic boarding schools throughout the United Kingdom with links to St. Joseph s College, Dumfries and Ampleforth College . Emphasis was on religious instruction and character building. There was much insistence on discipline and achievement and academic standards were high. However, there was an ethos of severity under headmaster Brother Urban which did for the school s fortunes. The installation of the a headmaster, Brother Cyprian Edward in 1957, did little to rally the school s fortunes and it closed after 1982. There was little attempt to innovate compounded by an inability to recruit able graduates from the Marist order which contributed to the college s decline. Campus The school building originally named Landour is a category B listed building which has since been converted into apartments.The school building s name Landour was lost with the closure of the school. The school playing fields have been lost to developers and are now overlayed by a dwelling house estate on what is now Boathouse Drive. Former headmasters Br. Urban Br. Cyprian Edwards 1957 Br. Ralph Br. Nicholas Br. David Germanus Br. Arthur References Reflist coord 55.80679 N 4.8754 W type landmark region GB display title DEFAULTSORT St Columbas College Largs Category Category B listed buildings in Scotland Category Defunct schools in Scotland Category Listed buildi ... more details
coord 55.827 4.886 display title region GB scale 10000 Orphan date February 2009 Knock Castle is a private residence on the outskirts of Largs , on the west coast of Scotland . It was built by the boat building Steele family in 1851, with a further wing added in the early twentieth century. The ruins of the seventeenth century Knock Old Castle are within the grounds. Knock Castle The new castle was designed by John Thomas Rochead J. T. Rochead and built in 1851 1852 in a castellated Tudor Revival architecture Tudor revival style. it was extended in 1908. It was built for Robert Steele , a Greenock merchant, and his initials and crest are carved on the parapets. The new castle is a category A listed building . ref cite web url http hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk hslive hsstart?P HBNUM 7306 title Knock Castle, Listed Building Report publisher Historic Scotland accessdate 2009 02 25 ref Knock Old Castle Knock Old Castle was mentioned by the cartographer Timothy Pont in about 1608. ref Dobie, J. S. ed. 1876 Cuninghame, topographized by Timothy Pont, A M, 1604 1608 with continuations and illustrative notices by the late James Dobie of Crummock, FSA Scot. , p.219 ref The remains of this small mansion or castle stand on the edge of a stream with an extensive view to the west over Isle of Arran Arran and Isle of Bute Bute . It consisted of a rectangular block, with a round tower at the south west angle, and the remains of another at the north east angle. The latter is about convert 3 m ft high. A courtyard wall has a door in it, and it is possible that buildings abutted this. ref name RCAHMS cite web url http www.rcahms.gov.uk pls portal newcanmore.details gis?inumlink 40716 title Knock Old Castle, NMRS Number NS16SE 3 publisher RCAHMS work CANMORE accessdate 2009 02 25 ref A modern parapet with angle turret surmounts this wall, which bears a stone inscribed Repaired in 1853. This wall also contains stones not in situ dated 1603 and 1604 , the initials I B being on the latter. The who ... more details
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Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name In Battle image caption image size background group or band origin Sundsvall , Sweden genre Black death metal , viking metal years active 1996 present label Napalm Records br Imperial Dawn Records br Cold Records br Metal Blade Records br Candlelight Records br Nocturnal Art Productions associated acts A Teem br Abyssos br Aeon band Aeon ... In Battle is a Viking metal Viking black death metal band from Sundsvall , Sweden . The main lyrical ... Wiklund on drums. ref name In Battle biography Official Site http inbattle.se site index.php?p history&object biography In Battle biography Official Site ref H kan Sj din left the band early so that he could play with Setherial full time. The band s first album, titled In Battle album In Battle .... ref name In Battle Tartarean Desire http www.tartareandesire.com bands In Battle 828 In Battle ... asking Hans Carlsson guitar of Diabolical band Diabolical to join the band. ref name In Battle biography ... index.cfm?fuseaction user.viewprofile&friendID 49141630 In Battle Myspace ref The album was mixed ... candleweb redesign candle inbattle.htm In Battle Candlelight Records ref Rutan also donated a guitar solo to the album. ref http www.metalblade.com bands in battle index2005.html In Battle ... after that album s release. In 2006 In Battle signed a contract with Nocturnal Art Productions and began working on their 4th full length album, which turned out to be Kingdom of Fear In Battle album Kingdom of Fear . The album was released on September 3, 2007. In Battle are currently working on a fifth ... In Battle news Official Site ref Line up Current members ref name In Battle Tartarean Desire John ... In Battle album In Battle full length, 1997 The Rage of the Northmen full length, 1999 Soul Metamorphosis EP, 2003 Welcome to the Battlefield full length, 2004 Kingdom of Fear In Battle album Kingdom ... groups Category Viking metal musical groups de In Battle it In Battle pl In Battle pt In Battle ... more details
dablink This article is about combat. For other meanings, see Battle disambiguation . Generally, a battle ... force s, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat ... was the essence of strategy . Image Sadler, Battle of Waterloo.jpg thumb right 400px The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler painter William Sadler II Etymology The definition of a battle cannot be arrived ... battle is a loanword in English from the Old French bataille , first attested in 1297, from Late Latin ... in Rome that may have numbered 10,000 individuals. Characteristics of battle history of war The defining characteristic of the battle as a concept in the Theory of combat ref pp.63 64, Dupuy ref has ... Sir John Keegan suggested an ideal definition of battle as something which happens between two army ... ref the origins and outcomes of battles can rarely be summarized so neatly. In general a battle ... of the battle is longer than a week, it is often for reasons of staff operational planning called an operation . Battles can be planned, encounter battle encountered , or forced by one force on the other when the latter is unable to Withdrawal military withdraw from combat. A battle always ..., Dupuy ref A victory in the battle is achieved when one of the opposing sides forces the other to abandon ... it to retreat or renders it militarily ineffective for further combat operation s. However, a battle ... in a battle, it can result in a stalemate . A conflict in which one side is unwilling to reach a decision by a direct battle using conventional military forces often becomes an insurgency . Until the 19th century the majority of battles were of short duration, many lasting a part of a day. The Battle of Nations 1813 and the Battle of Gettysburg 1863 were exceptional in lasting three days. This was mainly ... military night operations . The means of prolonging a battle was typically by employment of siege ... by the start of the World War II Second World War . The use of the term battle in military history has ... more details
This is the page about the children s book. For the album by heavy metal music heavy metal band Brocas Helm , see Into Battle album . For the EP by avant garde band Art of Noise , see Into Battle with the Art of Noise . Infobox Book name Into Battle title orig translator image File Into Battle Garth Nix coverart.jpg image caption Into Battle book cover author Garth Nix illustrator Steve Rawlings cover artist Joan Moloney country Australian language English language English series The Seventh Tower genre Fantasy publisher Scholastic Corporation Scholastic release date July 2001 english release date media type Print Paperback pages 208 isbn preceded by Above the Veil followed by The Violet Keystone Into Battle is the fifth book in Garth Nix s The Seventh Tower series, published in 2001 by Scholastic Corporation Scholastic . In the book, the Icecarls are preparing to attack the Chosen s Castle to protect the Veil, which lies vulnerable as a mysterious force of evil begins to reveal itself. In this book, the Icecarls are fed up with the Chosen, and prepare to attack the Castle with War Chief Milla Talon Hand at the lead. Milla, trained with a Sunstone, and wielding a talon of Danir, is prepared to defend her army from anything, no matter what the cost. Milla s Icecarl army quickly destroys and conquers the Red and Orange levels, terrorizing all with a Violet Wave of Destruction, produced by her half of the Violet Keystone which she thinks is just a normal Sunstone at first, but slowly begins reconsidering. The cover design and art are by Joan Moloney and Steve Rawlings respectively. Category 2001 novels Category Children s fantasy novels Category Novels by Garth Nix Category 2000s fantasy novels child fantasy novel stub Garth Nix ... more details
infobox military conflict conflict Battle of An partof image File Huahill 2008 09 14.jpg 300px caption Location of the battle at Hua Hill, Jinan. date 589 B.C.E. place Hua Hill , Jinan coordinates coord 36 43 42.96 N 117 3 49.86 E type landmark region CN display inline map type latitude longitude map size map caption map label territory result victory of the State of Jin, alliance between Jin and Qi status combatant1 State of Qi combatant2 Jin Chinese state State of Jin commander1 Wuye, Duke Qin of Qi commander2 Xi Ke strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 notes The Battle of An zh c linktext p linktext Q J n n zh Zh n was fought during the Spring and Autumn Period in 589 B.C.E. at Hua Hill in the area of the present day city of Jinan , Shandong between the states of State of Qi Qi and Jin Chinese state Jin . It ended in a victory for the state of Jin and eventually resulted in an alliance between the two states. Two of the three surviving commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals , the Zuo Zhuan and the Guliang Zhuan describe the event that led to the battle as an insult that an emissary of Jin suffered at the court of Qi ref name battleofan http www.ourorient.com the battle of an between jin and qi for hegemony.htm Jiang Yike, The Battle of An, Between Jin and Qi, For Hegemony ref , but the two accounts differ on the nature of the insult. According to the Zuo Zhuan , the King of Qi allowed women to watch the emissary s visit from behind a screen, women who then insulted the emissary with their laughter. ref name battleofan ref name watson http books.google.com books?id UcYRpKmh W4C Burton Watson The Tso chuan selections from China s oldest narrative history, Columbia University Press, 1992 ref The Guliang Zhuan claims that the King of Qi insulted the emissaries of four visiting states by assigning each of them a server who shared their respective physical defects. ref name battleofan References reflist china hist stub Category 589 BC Category 6th ... more details
Volume 3 number 49 ref See also Battle of Largs History of the Isle of Man King of Mann Footnotes ...Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Ronaldsway image Image Ronaldsway.jpg 300px caption partof the Norse Manx Rebellion against the Scots date 8 October 1275 place Ronaldsway , Malew , Isle of Man result Decisive Scottish victory, end of Norse Sudreyan monarchy and firm establishment of Scottish rule on the Isle of Man. ref name MNH Manx National Heritage Official Website http www.gov.im mnh collections archaeology lords Lords of Mann Manx Middle Ages 1265 AD to 1765 AD ref combatant2 Flagicon Scotland Forces of the Kingdom of Scotland combatant1 King of Mann commander2 John de Vesci, Lord of Alnwick ref name MooreVII A. W. MOORE, M.A. 1900 , A History of the Isle of Man http www.isle of man.com manxnotebook fulltext hist1900 ch17.htm CHAPTER VII Scottish and English rule ref ref thePeerage.com http www.thepeerage.com p4196.htm i41954 John de Vesci, Lord of Alnwick ref commander1 Godred VI of the Isle of Man Godred VI Magnuson of the Isle of Man strength2 ? strength1 ? casualties2 ? casualties1 537 dead, ref name ManxChron1249 1374 Chronicles of Mann Chronicle of Man and the Isles http www.isle of man.com manxnotebook manxsoc msvol22 p101.htm 1249 1374 la icon and en icon ref br probably including Godred VI The Battle of Ronaldsway took place in 1275 at Ronaldsway in the southern part of the Isle of Man between a Scotland Scottish army and the Manx people Manx . The battle crushed the final attempt by the Manx to re establish the Norsemen Norse Sudreyar dynasty . As the battle ... and his nobles. ref name MooreVII The battle Godred VI and the Manxmen having rejected the terms offered, battle was joined before sunrise the following day, 8 October. In the following fighting the Manxmen ..., it was believed the collection of skeletons might be a mass grave of soldiers who fell at the Battle ... Medieval rebellions Category Battles of the Middle Ages Battle of Ronaldsway Category Conflicts in 1275 ... more details
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