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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 216 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LARGS  , a

police burgh and watering place of
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Ayrshire, Scotland . Pop . (1901) 3246 . It is situated 43 M . W. by S. of
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Glasgow by the Glasgow & South-Western railway . Its
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fine
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beach and dry, bracing
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climate have attracted many wealthy residents, and the number of summer visitors is also large . The public buildings include the Clark hospital, the Victoria infirmary convalescent home and the Stevenson institute and
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mechanics' library . Skelmorlie Aisle, the
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sole relic of the old parish church of St Columba, was converted into a
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mausoleum in 1636 . Near it a
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mound covers remains, possibly those of the Norwegians who fell in the
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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
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bay, and there is an excellent golf course . Kelburne Castle, 2 M .

S., a seat of the

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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
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Great Cumbrae . Once a fishing
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village, it has acquired a great reputation for its yachts .

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