IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Waterside Street, LARGS, KA30 9LW
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Waterside Street, KA30 9LW by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (249 Images Found)
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Largs Ambulance Station
On Waterside Street.
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Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 30 Dec 2017
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Largs Ambulance Station
On Waterside Street.
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Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 30 Dec 2017
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The Three Sisters Memorial Cairn
This records the construction of the three meridian pillars on Green Hill known as The Three Sisters.
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane built The Three Sisters in 1808 as meridian sighting posts.
From a smaller meridian pillar near his observatory in Brisbane Glen, he aligned his telescope with the Three Sisters and was able to establish due north, even though the north star wasn’t visible.
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh
Taken: 17 Sep 2016
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The Three Sisters cairn
In a small garden at the foot of Green Hill on Waterside Street.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 30 Dec 2017
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The Three Sisters cairn
The plaque on the cairn at Waterside Road.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 30 Dec 2017
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The Three Sisters
Built 1808 as meridian sighting posts for an observatory to determine true north
Image: © william craig
Taken: 26 Aug 2005
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The Three Sisters Memorial Cairn
This records the construction of the three meridian pillars on Green Hill known as The Three Sisters.
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane built The Three Sisters in 1808 as meridian sighting posts.
From a smaller meridian pillar near his observatory in Brisbane Glen, he aligned his telescope with the Three Sisters and was able to establish due north, even though the north star wasn’t visible.
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh
Taken: 17 Sep 2016
0.02 miles
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The Three Sisters - Largs
The three pillars, known locally as 'The Three Sisters', stand as a monument to one of Largs' most famous sons. Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane. The pillars are remnants of the astronomy Observatory built in 1808 at Brisbane House, the first of three established by Brisbane.
His favourite Observatory seems to have been the Largs one, as he did his main work from it. To help with his observations, Brisbane built 'The Three Sisters' here on Green Hill with a Meridian pillar midway between his Observatory and the 'Sisters', which enabled him to establish a true North-South line in the sky for his telescope measurements.
In Brisbane Glen, there is another smaller pillar in a field near the site of his Observatory. This was cylindrical, with a triangular top which had a hole, through which the 'Three Sisters' could be sighted and due North established.
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh
Taken: 9 Sep 2017
0.02 miles
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The Three Sisters - Largs
The three pillars, known locally as 'The Three Sisters', stand as a monument to one of Largs' most famous sons. Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane. The pillars are remnants of the astronomy Observatory built in 1808 at Brisbane House, the first of three established by Brisbane.
His favourite Observatory seems to have been the Largs one, as he did his main work from it. To help with his observations, Brisbane built 'The Three Sisters' here on Green Hill with a Meridian pillar midway between his Observatory and the 'Sisters', which enabled him to establish a true North-South line in the sky for his telescope measurements.
In Brisbane Glen, there is another smaller pillar in a field near the site of his Observatory. This was cylindrical, with a triangular top which had a hole, through which the 'Three Sisters' could be sighted and due North established.
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh
Taken: 9 Sep 2017
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The Three Sisters
The steps from Waterside Street are quite slippery, especially in damp or frosty weather.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 30 Dec 2017
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