What is recorded here
The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second largest monument to a writer in the world.
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- Recorded date
- 1844
Places near here
Edinburgh, Princes Street, Scott MonumentCommemorative Monument (19th Century) · 2 yd
The Scott Monument from St Andrews SquareHeritage place · 15 yd
Carving Detail on Scott MonumentHeritage place · 24 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Princes Street, Waverley BridgeVisitor information · 63 yd
Castle Cannon BatteryCastle, fort or tower · 77 yd
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Edinburgh, East Princes Street Gardens, Adam Black MonumentStatue (19th Century) · 83 yd
Waverley Station from the Castle, EdinburghCastle, fort or tower · 177 yd.jpg?width=1280)
St Andrew SquareVisitor information · 200 yd
James Clerk Maxwell statueMemorial · 216 yd
Royal Scottish AcademyGallery · 221 yd
National GalleryGallery · 241 ydOther information
Photo: Martin Abegglen from Bern, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0