The National Memorial to Sir Walter Scott, 1840-1844

Category

Library Item

Item no

15316

Title

The national memorial to Sir Walter Scott, 1840-1844

Artist / maker

Inglis, Francis Caird

Date

1925

Size

21 x 16.5 cm

Type

Photograph; Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Annotation below title reads "A spire cross from the design of George Kemp. The fine sitting statue is by Sir John Steell."

The Scott Monument was built as a memorial to the writer Sir Walter Scott. Construction took place between 1840-1846 on the George Kemp design. Two hundred and eighty seven steps take you to the top, offering views along Edinburgh's Princes Street.

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