Scottish-American Soldiers‘ Monument

Scottish-American Soldiers‘ Monument is a memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland. Scottish-American Soldiers‘ Monument is situated nearby to Tombstone of David Allan, as well as near Mausoleum of David Hume.

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Type: Memorial
Description: American Civil War memorial in Edinburgh, Scotland
Also known as: “American Civil War Memorial” and “Scottish-American Soldiers Monument”
Inscription: “In memory of Scottish-American soldiers”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Political Martyrs’ Monument and Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station.

Political Martyrs’ Monument

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The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station

Railway station

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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the second-busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central. The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains from London King's Cross, although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Scottish-American Soldiers‘ Monument.

Calton Hill

Park

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Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calton Hill is situated 990 feet northeast of Scottish-American Soldiers‘ Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Holyrood.

Old Town

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Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. 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".

Holyrood

Neighborhood

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

Dumbiedykes

Suburb

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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.

Scottish-American Soldiers‘ Monument

Categories: war memorial, statue, and historic site
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.95347° or 55° 57′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.18613° or 3° 11′ 10″ west

Inception

1893

Open location code

9C7RXR37+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 322220495

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q17570821

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tombstone of David Allan and Mausoleum of David Hume.

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