"Magnus" (2019 Week 43)
"Magnus" (2019 Week 43)

This Viking sculpture was created to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the 1263 battle of Largs in 2013. North Ayrshire Council presented the statue to the town as a culmination to the 750th anniversary year of celebration and as a legacy for this special year.

The giant statue is some 16 feet (5 metres) tall and has been constructed of galvanised steel by David Ogilvie Engineering of Kilmarnock. The sculpture is to be called "Magnus" in honour of the first Patron of the Viking Festival, Magnus Magnusson, and the current Patron, Professor Magnus Fladmark.

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Date: 27/10/2019

Location: Largs, North Ayrshire

Photographer: Ron Leggat ARPS

"Magnus" (2019 Week 43)

This Viking sculpture was created to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the 1263 battle of Largs in 2013. North Ayrshire Council presented the statue to the town as a culmination to the 750th anniversary year of celebration and as a legacy for this special year.

The giant statue is some 16 feet (5 metres) tall and has been constructed of galvanised steel by David Ogilvie Engineering of Kilmarnock. The sculpture is to be called "Magnus" in honour of the first Patron of the Viking Festival, Magnus Magnusson, and the current Patron, Professor Magnus Fladmark.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

ALL IMAGES CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF RON LEGGAT. IMAGES MAY NOT BE DOWNLOADED, REPRODUCED, COPIED OR USED IN ANY OTHER WAY WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION.

Ref: DSC4339

Date: 27/10/2019

Location: Largs, North Ayrshire

Photographer: Ron Leggat ARPS