Colorized view of Princes Street, looking west towards the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1914. The roof of the Waverly Market is in the foreground and the Edinburgh Castle in seen in the distance, to the left. (Photo by Burton Holmes)

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The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station. The tower is 200 feet 6 inches ( m) high, and has a series of viewing decks reached by a series of narrow spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings. The highest viewing deck is reached by a total of 287 steps (those who climb the steps can obtain a certificate commemorating the event). It is built from Binny sandstone quarried in nearby Ecclesmachan.

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Size: 4917px × 4333px
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Photo credit: © Burton Holmes Historical Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 20th, archival, bhhc, burton, century, color, gothic, historic, historical, holmes, memorial, scott, sir, urban, victorian, walter