Brass Founders’ Pillar
The Brass Founders' Pillar, also known as the Brassfounders Column, is a monumental column in Edinburgh, Scotland.Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Brass Founders‘ Pillar”, “Brass Founders‘ Pillar, Nicolson Square, Edinburgh”, “Brassfounders Column”, and “Edinburgh, Nicolson Square, Brass Founders‘ Pillar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
National Museum of Scotland
Museum
Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. National Museum of Scotland is situated 930 feet northwest of Brass Founders’ Pillar.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Globaltraveller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups.
Edinburgh Central Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Edinburgh Central Mosque is located on Potterrow near the University of Edinburgh central area and the National Museum of Scotland. The mosque and Islamic centre was designed by Dr. Edinburgh Central Mosque is situated 380 feet south of Brass Founders’ Pillar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guse Dub and Southside, Edinburgh.
Southside, Edinburgh
Suburb
The Southside is an area of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, located between its historic Old Town, Holyrood Park and the neighbourhood of Newington.
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by Holyrood Park.
Brass Founders’ Pillar
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94602° or 55° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.1854° or 3° 11′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7RWRW7+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 442615638OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17812523
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nicolson Square Garden and The Prince Philip Building.
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