2013
NT2573 : Sir Walter Scott's seated statue
taken 12 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland
Sir Walter Scott's seated statue
In the monument to him on Princes Street; the plaque on which reads:
THE SCOTT MONUMENT
Erected 1840-44 to the Memory of
SIR WALTER SCOTT Bart.
1771-1832
Born in Edinburgh. Lawyer and ardent Patriot,
he won enduring fame as a romantic poet and
the author of the Waverley novels. The
monument was designed by George Meikle Kemp
and the statue of Scott is by Sir John Steell.
THE SCOTT MONUMENT
Erected 1840-44 to the Memory of
SIR WALTER SCOTT Bart.
1771-1832
Born in Edinburgh. Lawyer and ardent Patriot,
he won enduring fame as a romantic poet and
the author of the Waverley novels. The
monument was designed by George Meikle Kemp
and the statue of Scott is by Sir John Steell.
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- Grid Square
- NT2573, 6263 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Stanley Howe (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 8 June, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 12 June, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NT 2558 7390 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.1405N 3:11.6011W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NT 2558 7392
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
