Court Knowe monument
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Court Knowe monument
Image: © Alec MacKinnon Taken: 19 Jun 2011
The Battle of Langside on 12 May 1568 is commemorated in the Battlefield monument (Image). Mary Queen of Scots did not, of course, take part in the battle personally, but watched the defeat of her supporters from a nearby eminence, believed to be here on Court Knowe. The monument commemorates the unfortunate monarch's presence on that day.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.813191
Longitude
-4.25469