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The Scott Monument was designed by George Meikle Kemp, his only building, and was opened in 1828. Unfortunately, the architect died before the completion of his work.
Those with a head for heights can climb to the top of the Monument for panoramic views across Edinburgh.
Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
To all the sensual world proclaim,
One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.
Sir Walter Scott
The image shows the Scott Monument, and was first published in Edinburgh Old and New by James Grant.
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Links:
Scott Monument information from the City Arts Club
Sir Walter Scott - Life and Works on the Literature Network
Walter Scott Digital Archive - Edinburgh University
The Celtic Society in the Edinburgh Almanac 1828
The opening of the Scott Monument in the History of Edinburgh by John Anderson 1858
Reference Library:
Read works by Sir Walter Scott Bart. in the Edinburgh Reference Library
Related Pages:
New Town
Princes Street
Sir Walter Scott's birthplace
Nearby:
Balmoral Hotel
East Princes Street Gardens
Jenner's Department Store
Princes Mall
Waverley Station
Waverley Valley