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

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LARGS , a See also:

POLICE (Fr. police, government, civil administration, a police force, Gr. sroXumeia, constitution, condition of a state, roars, city, state)

police See also:

burgh and watering See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

AYRSHIRE

Ayrshire, See also:

Scotland. Pop. (1901) 3246. It is situated 43 M. W. by S. of See also:

GLASGOW

Glasgow by the Glasgow & See also:

South-Western railway. Its See also:

FINE

fine See also:

BEACH

beach and dry, bracing See also:

CLIMATE

climate have attracted many wealthy residents, and the number of summer visitors is also large. The public buildings include the See also:

Clark See also:

HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, the See also:

Victoria infirmary convalescent See also:

home and the See also:

Stevenson See also:

INSTITUTE (from Lat. instituere, to establish or set up)

institute and See also:

MECHANICS

mechanics' library. Skelmorlie See also:

AISLE (from Lat. ala, a wing)

Aisle, the See also:

SOLE (Solea)

sole relic of the old See also:

PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

church of St See also:

COLUMBA, SAINT (Irish, Colum)

Columba, was converted into a See also:

MAUSOLEUM

mausoleum in 1636. Near it a See also:

MOUND

mound covers remains, possibly those of the Norwegians who See also:

fell in the See also:

BATTLE

battle (1263) between See also:

Alexander III. and Haco, See also:

king of See also:

Norway. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is used mainly by See also:

Clyde passenger steamers and yachtsmen. From the See also:

quay a - broad esplanade has been constructed northwards See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

BAY

bay, and there is an excellent See also:

GOLF (in its older forms GOFF, GOUFF or GOWFF, the last of which gives the genuine old pronunciation)

golf course. Kelburne See also:

Castle, 2 M.

S., a seat of the See also:

EARL

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 See also:

GREAT

Great Cumbrae. Once a fishing See also:

VILLAGE

village, it has acquired a great reputation for its yachts.

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