Scott Monument

Practical tourist information

Address, contact information

East Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh
EH2 2EJ
Official website: Scott Monument
Tel: +44 0131 529 4068

Opening times

1 April - 30 September:
Monday-Saturday: 9am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm
1 October - 31 March:
Monday-Saturday: 9am - 3pm
Sunday: 10am - 3pm

Tickets: £3.00

The information on this page was last checked for accuracy in October 2009. Please check the official Scott Monument website for up to date information.

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More Scott Monument information:

History of the Scott Monument A brief insight into how the Scott Monument as we see it today was built.

Photos of Scott Monument Picture gallery of and from the Scott Monument.

Attraction Details - Scott Monument Scott Monument tourist information including ticket prices and opening times.

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All Princes Street articles:

Edinburgh New Town introduction Overview of the New Town including best places to visit plus tips and advice.

Princes Street highlights Visitor information about the shops and attractions on Princes Street.

Princes Street Gardens Overview of the most popular green space in Edinburgh.

Scott Monument Information about the unmistakable neogothic monument dedicated to Sir Walter Scott.

National Gallery of Scotland Information about the top free attraction in Edinburgh and one of the finest art galleries in Britain.

Calton Hill While not at the end of Princes Street itself, Calton Hill plays a very big part in the distinctive Edinburgh panorama but also as an excellent viewpoint.

Ramsay Gardens Although at the top of the Royal Mile, Ramsay Garden is a distinctive part of Edinburgh's skyline that can be seen from Princes Street.

Photos of Edinburgh City Centre Picture gallery of Princes Street, the gardens, Scott Monument, the Balmoral Hotel, Calton Hill and the New Town.

Attraction Details - Princes Street Princes Street tourist information including opening times and contact details of the Tourist Centre and attractions on Princes Street and Edinburgh City Centre.

Princes Street on the web Links to other web pages related to Princes Street, the Gardens and the heart of Edinburgh.

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Beautiful Photos from Edinburgh

Picture of the south side of Edinburgh Castle taken from Salisbury Crags at dusk. Photo #G3940

Fiery Edinburgh panorama taken from Calton Hill illustrating the City of Spires title of Scotland's Capital Photo #G3909

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Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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