Scott Monument
The Scott Monument is a monument pillar located in George Square the Scottish city of Glasgow. A Doric column designed by the architect David Rhind, it is topped by a statue designed by the sculptor John Greenshields.
- Monument
- …stands 79 feet (24 metres) tall
- Description: monument to Walter Scott in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“George Square, Walter Scott’s Monument”“Scott Monument, Glasgow”“Sir Walter Scott column”
Places of Interest Nearby
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George Square
George Square is the principal civic square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Glasgow Queen Street is a passenger railway terminus serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
540 feet northwest of Scott Monument
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Scott Monument
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Latitude
55.86116° or 55° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
-4.25017° or 4° 15′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C7QVP6X+FW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Korean—“Scott Monument” goes by many names.
월터 스콧 기념비Korean
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