2010
NT2573 : The Scott Monument
taken 14 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland
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The Scott Monument
The Scott Monument
A Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott (author of the Waverley novels). It stands in Princes Street Gardens, opposite Jenners department store on Princes Street, near to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station. The tower is 200 feet 6 inches high and has a series of viewing decks which give panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings.
The monument is a Category A listed building (LB27829 Link Historic Environment Scotland).