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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).
The monument is a Category A listed building (LB27829 Link
Historic Environment Scotland).by David Dixon
Created: Sat, 5 Jun 2010, Updated: Tue, 10 Mar 2020
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