Advantages: Great views from the top. Kids love it. Disadvantages: You need to be 4 foot tall to negotiate the stairs!!
...~ There’s a statue of Scott himself standing below the arches of the monument, that was crafted from fine Carrara marble imported all the way from Italy. This was nearly never erected, as the marble seemingly fell of the ship while being unloaded at the docks, and was submerged under several feet of salt water, but its soaking doesn’t seem to have caused it any permanent harm.
~ ~ The monument itself was built in sandstone from a local ... ...stone has not stood the test of time too well, and has corroded quite badly in places over the years, leaving the monument with a sort of dappled effect in places. No doubt the pollution from the time when Edinburgh was nicknamed “Auld Reekie” because of the permanent haze of smoke from coal fires in the city, had much to do with this erosion.
~ ~ It isn’t an expensive attraction, and will only cost you £2.50 per head to visit.
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the_mad_cabbie 30.04.2001
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Advantages: Inexpensive, central, only takes half an hour Disadvantages: Very very high, not easy if you are fat and unfit (like me)
Sir Walter Scott sits (or his statue anyway), often with a parking cone on his head, in Princes Street Gardens under the most outrageous Victorian Gothic edifice I have ever had the pleasure of casting my eye over.
I've spent most of my 42 years living in Edinburgh, and like most residents of Scotland's capital city, take a particular delight in avoiding anything remotely 'touristy'.
Having being banished from the house while lady 'muffplaster' ... ...excuse why not.
The Scott Monument boasts that it is the 'largest monument in the world dedicated to a single writer' - and at a height of 200 feet six inches, is a claim which I find hard to dispute.
In the early 21st century, it may strike one as a little odd that such a project would have been tackled, more so, were you to ask any number of people in the street 'name a famous Scotsman who has made a significant cultural contribution in the last ...
dobieg 28.09.2003
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Advantages: Good for conquering fears Disadvantages: Poor accessibility for all but the smallest of people
...spaces, and heights.
The Scott Monument stands almost 300 feet high and is an imposing sight from many places in Edinburgh. Standing in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, visitors are charged £2.50 to go inside, and given a leaflet containing various bits of trivia about the monument, together with a crude map showing which way to go to get to the top.
Upon entry, you are greeted by a comfortably wide stone spiral staircase. After seeming to climb ... ...you'll find several more interesting things to read about in the form of information boards fixed to the walls. It was at this point that my wife gave up, so I proceeded onwards and upwards by myself.
The second climb is equally gruelling, and you'll soon be aware that the staircase is somewhat narrower than before. Sooner or later you're going to be in a spot of bother should you hear footsteps coming down the staircase ahead of you, as there is ...
lyricalt 19.01.2001
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Advantages: great view Disadvantages: no good if you don't like heights
...from the top of the Scott Monument is amazing. However, I can only go on hearsay evidence as I didn't make it to the top. Infact I don't think I even got half way up. The problem was that I could see the ground when I looked between the steps and I had a bad attack of vertigo. I had to be helped down. If you don't like heights, don't do it! However, if you are okay 200 feet above the ground in a metal tower where you can see all the way down to the ... ...This monument stands in Edinburgh at Princes Street Gardens. It is very near the Catle so you will find it easily. This monument was built around 1845 as a tribute to Sir Walter Scott. There are 287 steps to climb and it will cost you £2.50 to go to the top. There are three levels and you can rest at each one, or so I'm told. I didn't get to the first one.
The view from the gallery at the top is magnificent. You can see the whole of Edinburgh spread ...
janharper 06.05.2001
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