- Following the death of Sir Walter Scott on 21st september 1832 there was a widespread feeling in Edinburgh that a monument should be erected to his memory.
- Almost inevitably views on the Scott Monument were mixed. Charles Dickens said, “I am sorry to report the Scott Monument is a failure.
- edinburgh'da 61 metre yüksekliğinde bir anıt. walter scott, iskoçya edebiyatının önemli bir kişisidir. tarihi romanları sayesinde saray tarafından baron ve sir ünvalarını...
- Tartanware outside cover of an antique needlebook. It features a colour painted illustration of "Scott's Monument", surrounded by McKenzie tartan.
- Designed by self-taught architect George Meikle Kemp, the Scott Monument has the distinction of being the largest monument dedicated to a writer.
- We’ve been meaning to climb the Scott Monument for some time now but had never got around to it until today.
- One of the most remarkable Scott Monument facts is that there’s only one monument dedicated to a writer in the world that is taller.
- The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott (not to be confused with the National Monument).
- Scott Monument is one of the most iconic Edinburgh landmarks, a must-visit for tourists and locals alike.
- Upon Scott's death in 1832, an architectural competition was launched to build a monument in his honour.