Scottish American Memorial

The Scottish American Memorial, or Scots American War Memorial, is in West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. It was called "The Call 1914", and it was erected in 1927 and shows a kilted infantryman looking towards Castle Rock.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: World War I memorial in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens, Scottish American War Memorial”, “Scots American War Memorial”, “Scottish American War Memorial”, and “The Call 1914”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 880 feet south of Scottish American Memorial.

Art gallery
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The National is the national art gallery of . It is located on in central , close to . The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. is situated 1,100 feet east of Scottish American Memorial.

Fountain
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is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, . It was installed in 1872 and restored in 2018. is situated 540 feet southwest of Scottish American Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Old Town.

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

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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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The , also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the . Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.

Scottish American Memorial

Latitude
55.95105° or 55° 57′ 4″ north
Longitude
-3.20104° or 3° 12′ 4″ west
Inception
1927
Open location code
9C7RXQ2X+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 314600289
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q7435775
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