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View from the top of the Burns Monument
MacLean, Kevin, 2009, Digital image
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View from the top of the Burns Monument
View from the top of the Burns Monument
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View from the top of the Burns Monument showing the griffin statues on the roof with Dynamic Earth and Arthur's seat in the background
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MacLean, Kevin
Date
2009
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Burns Monument stands on the south side of Regent Road, Edinburgh, overlooking Calton Cemetery. It was built in 1830 by the architect Thomas Hamilton. It commemorates Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, who died in 1796.This photograph was taken whilst conservation officers refurbished stonework on the Burns Monument.
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