Burns Monument

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The neoclassical Burns Monument (1830), a Greek-style memorial to Scotland's national poet Robert Burns, stands on the southern flank of Calton Hill. It was designed by Thomas Hamilton, a former pupil of the Royal High School (now closed), which stands just across the road.

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