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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …is inscribed with “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”
  • …stands 89 feet (27 metres) tall
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Description: monument in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Edinburgh, Waterloo Place, Old Calton Burial Ground, Obelisk”
    “Martyrs‘ Monument”
  • Established: August 21, 1844

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s House and Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station.
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Public building
St Andrew's House, on the southern flank… is situated 390 feet east of Political Martyrs’ Monument.
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Railway station
Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving , Scotland. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Political Martyrs’ Monument.
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Park
is a hill in central , Scotland… is situated 960 feet northeast of Political Martyrs’ Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westfield St James Quarter and Old Town.
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Quarter
is a large galleria retail…
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is the original settlement of .
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Neighborhood
is an area in , the capital…

Political Martyrs’ Monument

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Latitude
55.95337° or 55° 57′ 12″ north
Longitude
-3.18579° or 3° 11′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR37+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239888879
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7210212

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Hebrew—“Political Martyrs’ Monument” goes by many names.
Martiri politikoen monumentoaBasque
政治烈士纪念碑Chinese
Monument aux martyrs politiquesFrench
Political Martyrs’ MonumentGerman
המרטירים הסקוטים הראשוניםHebrew

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