What is recorded here

Edinburgh Castle, Esplanade, Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders War Memorial stands as a 20th Century commemorative monument, drinking fountain and war memorial. Stone and water remember the men who left Scotland for distant wars. The Esplanade carries foot traffic past the castle wall, where the noise of the city presses against the silence of the dead.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, Esplanade, Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders War Memorial as Commemorative Monument (20th Century), Drinking Fountain (20th Century), War Memorial (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders War Memorial, located on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, was unveiled in 1923 to commemorate soldiers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who died in World War I. It is an important local and national war memorial, reflecting the castle's role as a site of military and civic remembrance.

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