Scott Monument from South St David Street

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

18453

Title

Scott Monument from South St David Street

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1857

Size

17.4 x 14.3 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

Original caption: View of the Scott Monument taken from St David's Street.
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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