Calton Hill, Edinburgh
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
The National Monument of Scotland - a memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
Designed 1823-1826 by Charles Robert Cockerell and William Henry Playfair, construction took place 1826-1829; at which point the project was simply abandoned due to lack of funds. It's known locally as 'Scotland's Disgrace'.Calton HillEdinburghGreat BritainmemorialScotlandtravelUKUnited KingdomWilliam Henry Playfair
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Calton Hill (also 'Caltoun' or 'Caldoun'). Home to buildings and monuments such as St Andrew's House, the National Monument, the Nelson Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the old Royal High School, the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs' Monument and the City Observatory.
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
The National Monument of Scotland - a memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
Designed 1823-1826 by Charles Robert Cockerell and William Henry Playfair, construction took place 1826-1829; at which point the project was simply abandoned due to lack of funds. It's known locally as 'Scotland's Disgrace'.Calton HillEdinburghgraffitiGreat BritainmemorialScotlandtravelUKUnited KingdomWilliam Henry Playfair
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Old Observatory House. Designed by James Craig (architect of the New Town) for Thomas Short, who lived there 1776-1778.
Restored 2007, and converted into a holiday home.Calton HillEdinburghGreat BritainobservatoryScotlandtravelUKUnited Kingdom
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Ordnance Survey Trigpoint, Calton Hill.
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
The Playfair Building (aka 'City Observatory'), Calton Hill. Designed by architect William Henry Playfair, constructed circa 1820.
On the left is the Playfair Monument. Remembering John Playfair, president of the Edinburgh Astronomical Institution.
Designed by his nephew, architect William Henry Playfair.Calton HillEdinburghGreat BritainobservatoryScotlandUKUnited KingdomWilliam Henry Playfair
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
View of Holyrood Park from Calton Hill.
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
The National Monument of Scotland - a memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
Designed 1823-1826 by Charles Robert Cockerell and William Henry Playfair, construction took place 1826-1829; at which point the project was simply abandoned due to lack of funds. It's known locally as 'Scotland's Disgrace'.
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Cairn commemorating the Vigil for a Scottish Parliament, Calton Hill. The vigil continued from the evening of the fourth Conservative general election victory in 1992 for 1980 days, until 11th September 1997, the day Scotland voted for devolution and the restoration of a Scottish Parliament.
Erected 1988.cairnCalton HillEdinburghGreat BritainmemorialScotlandUKUnited KingdomWilliam Henry Playfair
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Calton Hill Cannon. Captured by the British during the invasion of Burma in 1885 and presented to Edinburgh in 1886.
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Calton Hill, Edinburgh
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
The Nelson Monument. Honouring Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (specifically his victory over the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805), it was constructed at the highest point of Calton Hill (171m above sea level) 1807-1815.
Designed by architect Robert Burn, and funded by public subscription.Calton HillEdinburghGreat BritainheritagememorialScotlandUKUnited Kingdom
Edinburgh, Scotland
View from Calton Hill.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Cairn commemorating the Vigil for a Scottish Parliament, Calton Hill. The vigil continued from the evening of the fourth Conservative general election victory in 1992 for 1980 days, until 11th September 1997, the day Scotland voted for devolution and the restoration of a Scottish Parliament.
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
Top of the Playfair Building (aka 'City Observatory'), Calton Hill. Designed by architect William Henry Playfair, constructed circa 1820.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Dugald Stewart Monument, Calton Hill. A memorial to the Scottish philosopher Dugald Stewart (1753–1828), it was designed by William Hery Playfair and constructed 1831.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The Nelson Monument. Honouring Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (specifically his victory over the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805), it was constructed at the highest point of Calton Hill (171m above sea level) 1807-1815.
Designed by architect Robert Burn, and funded by public subscription.Calton HillEdinburghGreat BritainScotlandUKUnited Kingdommemorial
Edinburgh, Scotland
View from Calton Hill.
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
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Entrance to the former 'Rock House', beside the Calton Hill Steps. Constructed about 1760, probably by bricklayer William Pirnie.
Part of what was once Caldtoun Village, and best known as a photographic studio used by Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill.
