Walter Scott's Monument, George Square, Glasgow

Walter Scott's Monument, located in George Square, Glasgow, was designed by David Rhind in 1837, with the statue created by John Greenshields and executed by A Handyside Ritchie. The monument is prominently situated at the center of George Square. It features a tall Doric column on a Grecian podium, which supports an over-lifesize stone statue of Walter Scott dressed in a plaid.

The base and column are made of polished ashlar and are very finely detailed. The podium is ramped, showcasing channelled masonry and advanced polished angles that culminate in lion masks. Above this, an anthemion frieze is present, and the tall Roman Doric column features a delicately incised base and echinus that supports a cylindrical carved drum podium, on which the statue of Scott stands.