Monument To Provost George Scott, Mid Links, Montrose is a Grade C listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Monument.

Monument To Provost George Scott, Mid Links, Montrose

WRENN ID
woven-pillar-juniper
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NO 717 578
Coordinates
56.7115, -2.46311
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Monument to Provost George Scott, located in Mid Links, Montrose, was designed by D.W. Galloway in 1903. It is constructed from battered red sandstone ashlar and stands on a three-step stone base. The monument features a square section that gently tapers upwards, culminating in a cornice, dome, and a cap and ball finial. A miniature Venetian-style window recess houses a bronze relief plaque depicting Provost George Scott, along with the inscription: "Erected by subscription in recognition of public improvements initiated and carried out by George Scott, Provost of Montrose 1887-1890."

Local climate

Monument To Provost George Scott, Mid Links, Montrose receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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