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Title
Scott Monument
Date
1840–1844
Medium
Binny sandstone & Carrara marble
Measurements
H 6110 x W 1520 x D 1580 cm
Accession number
EH2_GB_S018
Work type
Monument
Owner
City of Edinburgh Council
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
A (Scotland)
Unveiling date
15th August 1846
Listing date
14/12/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
JOHN STEELL / SCULPT. EDINR. / 15TH. AUGUST. 1846
Inscription description
THE SCOTT MONUMENT / ERECTED 1840-44 TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR WALTER SCOTT BART. / 1771-1832 / BORN IN EDINBURGH, LAWYER AND ARDENT PATRIOT, / HE WON ENDURING FAME AS A ROMANTIC POET AND / THE AUTHOR OF THE WAVERLEY NOVELS. THIS / MONUMENT WAS DESIGNED BY GEORGE MEIKLE KEMP / AND THE STATUE OF SCOTT IS BY SIR JOHN STEELL
