Dugald Stewart Monument, Edinburgh, Playfair, Photo, Architect, Location, Image

The Dugald Stewart Monument, Calton Hill, Calton, Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Monument modelled on the Tower of the Winds

Dugald Stewart Monument, Edinburgh

Dugald Stewart Monument, 1831, Playfair: modelled on Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece by Lysicrates. One of the key structures on Calton Hill that help earn Edinburgh the sobriquet 'Athens of the North'.



The Dugald Stewart Monument forms a superb vantage point for the city and features on many postcards, calendars, etc.

Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart Monument: image by Adrian Welch

Sitting on the high plinth (requires a jump or leg up) looking down Princes St to St Mary's Cathedral the Dugald Stewart Monument is my favourite place in Edinburgh - the view is the stuff of legend.

Dugald Stewart Monument
Dugald Stewart Monument: image by Adrian Welch



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