Also located within the town are very historic monuments that pull tourists from around the world. One of those places is the Neolithic Tomb in Douglas Park. The Neolithic area is the period of time beginning about 9500 BC and is also labeled the New Stone Age. This is when human technology began to make incredible advancements forward with farming, metal tools, and irrigation.

The Neolithic Tomb in Douglas Park is also known that the Haylie Chambered Tomb. Discovered in 1772 by James Wilson of Haylie, this tomb was once covered over by stones. These cairns of stones are manmade structures that are often in the form of a cone. The original cairn was removed for the building of dykes upon the estate. Inside the tomb, the remains of five bodies were found. Originally the tomb was found in the early twentieth century, when major excavation was done, and has been dated back to about 3000 BC. Historically important, the tomb marks the graves of a people known as the Beakers.

The Beakers were a cultural phenomenon that swept through Europe during the late Neolithic period. They were named ‘Beakers’ because of their distinct pottery style, which resembled a beaker with a pronounced inverted bell shape.

The Haylie Chambered Tomb is complete with the original capstone and is commonly listed as one of the main attractions to the visitors of Largs. In addition to the other attractions in the area, such as the Pencil Monument, Kelburn Castle, and Three Sisters; the Haylie Chambered Tomb, or the Neolithic Tomb, is one of the places visitors frequently seek out. Located in a clearing behind Douglas Park, the tomb is very easily accessible.

No visit to the Scottish seaside town of Largs is complete without a visit to this historic place that cements the role of Scotland in the stages of human advances and evolutionary process.

The Brisbane Glen runs more than 7 miles inland from the town of Largs on the coast. It is accessible by Brisbane Glen Road, a minor road, and offers some of the world’s densest population of birds. Great care is taken to preserve this habitat and the entire Glen, outside of Largs, is enclosed. A car park, picnic area, and both moorland and woodland trails are available to people visiting the Glen.

Thomas Brisbane also left another mark in the Largs area that is honored by a monument. The Three Sisters monument was built in honor of Sir Thomas Brisbane for the work he did in the observatory he built in 1808 at Brisbane House. Standing on Green Hill, near the north end of Largs, The Three Sisters are meridian pillars representing the astronomical observatory. There is also another smaller pillar located in the Brisbane Glen through which the 3 Sisters could be sighted.

Thomas Brisbane, while serving as Governor General of South Wales, made many great contributions to the Largs area, and to astronomical theories and information. The area around Largs, and the coastal ports, recognize these efforts by naming two distinct historical features after him.

Anyone who is visiting Scotland, and more specifically the Largs community, owes it to themselves to spend some time walking, and biking, along the trails of the Brisbane Glen. There you will see a great concentration of Grey Wagtail, Blackbirds, Wrens, and Wheatears, Great Spotted Woodpecker, among many other birds. While strolling through the various trails, you can also see brilliant fauna, waterfalls, and incredible canopies of mixed woodland. Visitors of Largs should also treat themselves to a stop at the Three Sisters monument for more of what Thomas Brisbane contributed to Largs.