Political Martyrs’ Monument

The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on , , commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: monument in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh, Waterloo Place, Old Calton Burial Ground, Obelisk”, “Martyrs‘ Monument”, and “Political Martyrs‘ Monument”
  • Inscription: “To the memory of Thomas Muir, Thomas Fyshe Palmer, William Skirving, Maurice Margarot, and Joseph Gerrald. -- Erected by the Friends of Parliamentary Reform in England and Scotland. 1844”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s House and Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station.

Public building
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St Andrew's House, on the southern flank of in central , is an art deco government building which serves as the headquarters of the Scottish Government. is situated 390 feet east of Political Martyrs’ Monument.

Railway station
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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving , Scotland. It is the second-busiest station in Scotland, after . The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains from , although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Political Martyrs’ Monument.

Park
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is a hill in central , , situated beyond the east end of and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 960 feet northeast of Political Martyrs’ Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Holyrood.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . 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 .

Political Martyrs’ Monument

Latitude
55.95337° or 55° 57′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.18579° or 3° 11′ 9″ west
Inception
August 21st, 1844
Height
89 feet (27 metres)
Roof shape
pyramidal
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9C7RXR37+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239888879
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7210212
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Hebrew—“Political Martyrs’ Monument” goes by many names.

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