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Historic Attractions in Edinburgh
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The oldest lead cast statue in Britain, portraying Charles II as a Roman emperor, it was completed in 1685 a month before...
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Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD
William Pitt the Younger became Britain’s youngest prime minister at the age of 24.
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This memorial to the Duke of Wellington, victor over the French at the Battle of Waterloo in 1816, was erected in 1852.
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This monument was erected in 1910 in memory of the officers and men of the Black Watch regiment who died during the 1899...
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Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2HH
Situated at the foot of The West Bow, Victoria Street.This was the first of the well heads built to supply water to the...
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
On top of Calton Hill this is one of Edinburgh’s most photographed monuments. It was erected in 1831 in memory of Dugald...
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Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This simple memorial at the top of the Grassmarket marks the spot where over a 100 Covenanters were hanged for their...
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
A British politician and substantial landowner the 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 1806 -1884, is best remembered in Edinburgh as...
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Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The largest open space in the Old Town, the Grassmarket was the site of a weekly market for cattle, horses and sheep, and...
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Edinburgh, EH2 2EJ
The largest monument to a writer in the world, this memorial to Sir Walter Scott the famous Scottish author, was proposed...
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Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
Known as the ‘Father of Firefighting’, James Braidwood at the age of 24, founded the world’s first municipal fire...
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Bobby was a Skye terrier who belonged to John Gray – a night watchman with Edinburgh City Police. John died in 1858 and...
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
More than a monument, this small temple was erected in 1831 in memory of Robert Burns 1759 -1792, Scotland’s national poet.
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Edinburgh, EH1 3BJ
This 90 foot obelisk, in the Calton Burial Ground, is sometimes known as the ‘Hamilton Obelisk’and was erected in 1844...
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| 1 | Charles II Statue | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | William Pitt Statue | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD | |
| 3 | Duke of Wellington Statue | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 4 | Black Watch Memorial | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | West Bow Well | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2HH | |
| 6 | Dugald Stewart Monument | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | Nelson Monument | Edinburgh, EH7 5AA | |
| 8 | Covenanters Memorial | Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 9 | Duke of Buccleuch Statue | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 10 | Grassmarket | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | Scott Monument | Edinburgh, EH2 2EJ | |
| 12 | James Braidwood Statue | Edinburgh, EH1 1RE | |
| 13 | Greyfriars Bobby Statue | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 14 | Burns Monument | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 15 | Political Martyrs’ Monument | Edinburgh, EH1 3BJ |
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