Nelson's Monument

Category

Library Item

Item no

10808

Title

Nelson's Monument, Sailsbury Crags and Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh

Description

The distinctive telescopic shape of Nelson's Monument on top of Calton Hill, Edinburgh. Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat dominate the background. The sky is full of dark clouds.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Size

19 x 25.4 cm

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Calton Hill is situated at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It rises to a height of 108 metres and is another of the city's hills created by volcanic activity. Several monuments stand on the hill. Most prominent amongst these are the Nelson Monument, built in the shape of a telescope, and the unfinished National Monument, modelled on the Parthenon in Athens.

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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Landscape > Land > Hills

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

(55°57′16″N, 3°10′57″W)

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