Dugald Stewart's Monument

Category

Library Item

Item no

4069

Title

Dugald Stewart's Monument

Description

A stone monument consisting of an urn surrounded by columns on a plinth. Around the base is a metal railing fence which has people resting beside it.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1845

Size

16.6 x 10.9 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Duguld Stewart's Monument is located on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It was erected in 1831 in memory of the Scottish philosopher who died in 1828. As with the National Monument, William H. Playfair drew inspiration for this memorial from Athens, modelling his design on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.

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 > Architectural features > Columns

Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

(55°57′16″N, 3°11′4″W)

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