Nelson Monument
The Nelson Monument is a commemorative tower in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, and provides a dramatic termination to the vista along Princes Street from the west.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—3:30 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Nelson Monument, Edinburgh” and “Time Ball”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calton Hill and National Monument of Scotland.
Calton Hill
Park
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 390 feet north of Nelson Monument.
National Monument of Scotland
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
St Andrew’s House
Public building
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Andrew's House, on the southern flank of Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, is the headquarters building of the Scottish Government. The building houses offices for the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, as well as the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government. St Andrew’s House is situated 410 feet southwest of Nelson Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Dumbiedykes.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Abbeyhill
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Nelson Monument
- Categories: monument, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95435° or 55° 57′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.18263° or 3° 10′ 58″ westInception
1816Levels
6Height
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9C7RXR38+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 465938528OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q11838983
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Nelson Monument” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “纳尔逊纪念塔”
- French: “Nelson Monument (Édimbourg)”
- French: “Nelson Monument”
- German: “Nelson Monument auf dem Calton Hill.”
- Hindi: “नेल्सन स्मारक, एडिनबर्ग”
- Hindi: “नेल्सन स्मारक”
- Russian: “Памятник Нельсону (Эдинбург)”
- Russian: “Памятник Нельсону”
- Scots: “Nelson Monument”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Nelson”
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