2010

NT2573 : The Scott Monument

taken 14 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

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The Scott Monument
The Scott Monument
Viewed from South Saint David Street.
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 LinkExternal link Historic Environment Scotland).


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NT2573, 6114 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 1 June, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 6 June, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 255 739 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.1470N 3:11.5984W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 255 739
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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