What is recorded here

Edinburgh Castle, Esplanade, the Gordon Highlanders South African War Memorial stands on the castle esplanade as a 1905 war memorial for Gordon Highlanders lost in the South African War. Bronze and stone mark the men, while the castle rocks behind them remind viewers that Edinburgh has long turned tragedy into public memory. Those who march past may not know the names, but the monument keeps the sacrifice visible in the heart of the city.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh Castle, Esplanade, the Gordon Highlanders South African War Memorial as Commemorative Monument (20th Century) (1905), War Memorial (20th Century) (1905). 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.

The Gordon Highlanders South African War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle was erected in 1905 to commemorate soldiers of the Gordon Highlanders who died in the South African War (1899–1902). It is important as a tangible link to Scotland's military history and the broader British imperial campaigns of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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