Scott Monument, masons

Category

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Item no

4131

Title

Scott Monument, masons

Description

Stone masons working on carvings for the Scott Monument, Edinburgh. They are wearing flat caps and waistcoats and some are holding mallets and chisels. There is a low roofed building behind and large blocks of stone.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1843

Size

19.7 x 14.7 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

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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