Scott Monument

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  • Address
    E Princes Street Gardens, New town
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  • Phone
    529 4068
  • Transport
    bus: all Princes St buses

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Lonely Planet review

The massive Gothic spire of the Scott Monument was built by public subscription in memory of novelist Sir Walter Scott after his death in 1832. You can climb the 287 steps to the top for a superb view of the city; the stone figures that decorate the niches on the monument represent characters from Scott's novels. The statue of Scott with his favourite deerhound, Maida, was carved from a single 30-tonne block of white Italian marble.