Scott Monument

The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world after the in Havana.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 243 feet (74 metres)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1844
  • …stands 200 feet (61 metres) tall
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
  • Description: Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott
  • Address: East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
  • Also known as
    “monument to Sir Walter Scott”
    “Monument to the late Sir Walter Scott”
    “monument to Walter Scott”
    “Scott Monument, Princes Street, Edinburgh”
    “Sir Walter Scott Monument”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station and Edinburgh Castle.
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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving , Scotland. is situated 600 feet east of Scott Monument.
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is a historic castle in , Scotland. is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Scott Monument.
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The National is the national art gallery of . is situated 720 feet southwest of Scott Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Westfield St James Quarter.
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Scott Monument

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Latitude
55.95236° or 55° 57′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.19326° or 3° 11′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR24+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39044819
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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man_made=­tower
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Geo­Names ID
11071570
Wiki­data ID
Q2502213

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Scott Monument” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Scott Monument”
  • Basque: “Scott monumentua”
  • Bengali: “স্কট মনুমেন্ট”
  • Catalan: “Scott Monument”
  • Cebuano: “Scott Monument”
  • Chinese: “司各特紀念塔”
  • Chinese: “司各特纪念塔”
  • Czech: “Scott Monument”
  • Danish: “Scott Monument”
  • Dutch: “Scott Monument”
  • Finnish: “Scottin muistomerkki”
  • French: “Scott Monument”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת סקוט”
  • Italian: “Monumento a Scott”
  • Italian: “Scott Monument”
  • Japanese: “スコット・モニュメント”
  • Japanese: “スコット記念塔”
  • Russian: “Монумент Вальтера Скотта”
  • Russian: “Монумент Скотта”
  • Scots: “Scott Monument”
  • Slovenian: “Scottov spomenik”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a Scott”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a Walter Scott en Edimburgo”
  • Spanish: “Scott Monument”
  • Swedish: “Scott Monument”
  • Welsh: “Cofadail Scott”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb Scott”

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