Royal Scots Monument, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 October 2001. Memorial. 1 related planning application.

Royal Scots Monument, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
broken-landing-finch
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 October 2001
Type
Memorial
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Royal Scots Monument, located in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, was designed by Frank Mears and Partners along with C d'Orville Pilkington Jackson in 1950. This monument features a semicircular enclosure surrounded by rectangular standing stones, which have low relief panels created by Jackson that illustrate the history of the Regiment. The stones are connected by metal grilles that display inscriptions and medallions. At the center of the monument is a stone that lists the names of the campaigns in which the Regiment participated, along with a bronze plaque featuring a crown, initials, and the insignia of George VI.

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