Edinburgh
Scott Monument
Gothic Spire Dedicated to The Wizard of the North
Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street
City of Edinburgh, EH2 2EJ
Phone: +44 845 225 5121
Completed in 1846, this statue of Sir Walter Scott and his dog Maida was built 14 years after his death. The spire was designed by George Meikle Kemp and the statue was conceived by Sir John Steel. The statue is carved from a single block of Carrara marble while the sculptural decorations on the sandstone spire show 16 Scottish writers and 64 characters from Sir Walter Scott's novels. There are 287 steps to the highest gallery - the view is more than worth the effort. The monument will retain its distinctive black colour for the foreseeable future, as sandblasting was deemed too dangerous for its slender stonework.
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