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Fodors.com

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Scott Monument is "the nation's tribute to Sir Walter" and is described as looking like "a Gothic cathedral spire chopped off and planted in the east end of the Princes Street Gardens." This attraction is "200-foot-high" and was built in "1844 in honor of Scotland's most famous author." The Scott Monument is "centered on a marble statue of Scott [more]

Frommers.com

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Barry Shelby gives us a brief look at the Scott Monument. It resembles "a church spire taken from a continental European cathedral". The monument to Sir Walter Scott is "one of Edinburgh's most recognizable landmarks". It is a tall monument at "over 60m tall (200 ft.)" containing a "large seated statue of Sir Walter Scott" along with his faithful " [more]