Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1759 Regent Rd
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0131 529 4068
A fine stone structure to the bard
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Great physical walk to monument
This monument stands in tribute to, Robert Burns, the 18th century Scottish poet and Scotland's national poet. In some ways, the monument is sadly out of place situated at the foot of Calton Hill and away from the main residential area. It's a little out of the way to get to the monument, but it's location does give fantastic views over the southern parts of the city below as well as Arthur's seat and Holyrood Park. As for the monument itself, it's a small circular temple with a Neo-Classical design. The monument itself sits on a roughly square base supporting the colonnade,with a solid circular temple surrounded by Corinthian columns. Atop the temple is a sculpture of three griffons each with a paw touching a central urn. Worth going to see, just a shame it's out of the way.
Actually is not just a monument. It is a small, circular neoclassical temple dedicated to Scotland's national bard Robert Burns.
Worth visiting the monument, related to a great poet.
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