2011

NT2674 : View from the Scott Monument - Calton Hill

taken 13 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

View from the Scott Monument - Calton Hill
View from the Scott Monument - Calton Hill
View from The Scott Monument :: NT2573

The Scott Monument (see Link ) is a 61 metre high monument on the edge of Prince's Street Gardens. It is Grade A listed. LinkExternal link .
Being in the heart of the city the views are excellent, if you can manage the winding steps.

Calton Hill

Calton Hill is in central Edinburgh, just to the east of the New Town. The views of the city are very fine from the top.
The hill has several important monuments and buildings on it and around it: the National Monument ( LinkExternal link ), Nelson's Monument ( LinkExternal link ), the Dugald Stewart Monument ( LinkExternal link ), the New Parliament House (the Royal High School), the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs' Monument and the City Observatory ( LinkExternal link ). Many of the monuments are the work of William Playfair.
On the eastern end of the hill are excellent Georgian Terraces (Regent Terrace, Calton Terrace, Royal Terrace), which were also built by William Playfair and are all Grade A listed. LinkExternal link
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: City, Town centre
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NT2674, 1182 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 24 February, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 262 741 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.3026N 3:11.0102W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 255 739
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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