The Battle Hostile_encounter of Largs ( 2 October 1263 ) was an indecisive engagement Hostile_encounter between the kingdoms of Norway and Scotland , on the Firth of Clyde near Largs , Scotland .

By the end of September , Haakon 's fleet occupied Control the Firth of Clyde , and when negotiations Communication between the kingdoms broke down Process_end , he brought the bulk of his fleet to anchor Motion off the Cumbraes .

Somairle may have also invaded Attack the region in an attempt to counter Hostile_encounter a perceived threat that the Scots posed to his authority in the Firth of Clyde .

Bouch had sought Getting expert advice on wind loading when designing Create_artwork a proposed rail bridge over the Firth of Forth ; as a result of that advice he had made Creating no explicit allowance for wind loading in the design Create_artwork of the Tay Bridge .