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Scott Monument

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The Scott Monument is a massive, dark Victorian Gothic spire rising over two hundred feet above Princes Street Gardens. Its intricate, needle-like silhouette is unmistakable against the skyline, covered in sixty-eight sculpted figures that represent characters from the novels of Sir Walter Scott.

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