Largs Viking Festival 2006. Posted: Tuesday, 03 October 2006. 14 comments. Arran Viking Longship Society had our annual invasion of Largs Viking Festival earlier this month and with the sail up we ...

Newly released figures have revealed that only a fraction of funds from a community pot have been dished out to support local projects.

The Largs Viking Festival is set to return this weekend for nine days of celebrations in the seaside town on the North Ayrshire coast. From gorgeous Georgian town houses to jaw-dropping penthouses ...

Largs and District Horticultural Society have been busy preparing for the show with gardening workshops, school visits,and community garden visits.

It was hoped the attraction could give a boost to Largs Viking Festival. Ayrshire Live. Tracy Carmichael Local Democracy Reporter. 19:30, 22 Aug 2021 Updated 16:32, 23 Aug 2021.

LARGS is famous for its views across the Clyde estuary and the islands of Bute and Cumbrae just offshore, as well as for Nardini's ice-cream.

Links between Largs and Norway are further explored and celebrated at the week-long Largs Viking festival which takes place annually in the first week in September.

After being sent home in defeat centuries ago, the Vikings have returned as one of this coastal town's star attractions Largs, the gateway to the islands of the Clyde, is possibly the most ...

It was the battle which led to the end of Viking influence over Scotland, when a terrifying armada from Norway bore down on the Ayrshire town of Largs 750 years ago. BBC Homepage.

The Battle of Largs brought an armada of up to 200 Viking ships to the west coast but the planned onslaught of Norsemen was weakened by a sudden and powerful autumn storm.

The Battle of Largs was the last time a Norse army fought on British soil. The battle ended in stalemate but it marked the beginning of the end of Viking power in Scotland.

Largs Viking Festival 2006. Posted: Tuesday, 03 October 2006. 14 comments. Arran Viking Longship Society had our annual invasion of Largs Viking Festival earlier this month and with the sail up we ...