Nelson Monument

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  • Address
    Calton Hill, Calton
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  • Phone
    556 2716
  • Transport
    bus: all Leith St buses

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Lonely Planet review

Looking a bit like an upturned telescope - the similarity is intentional - the Nelson Monument was built to commemorate Admiral Lord Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805. In 1852 a time-ball was added as a time signal for ships anchored in the Firth of Forth - it still drops from the cross-bars of the mast at the top of the monument at every day. The view from the top is superb.