Description

Frank Mears and Partners and C d'Orville Pilkington Jackson, 1950. Monument consisting of semicircular enclosure bounded by rectangular standing stones with low relief panels by Jackson depicting history of Regiment, linked by metal grilles with inscriptions and medallions. Central stone with inscribed names of campaigns in which Regiment took part and bronze plaque to centre with crown and initials and insignia of George VI.

Statement of Interest

The A Group comprises The Allan Ramsay Monument, The Cottage, Dr Guthrie's Monument, The Police Box, The Ross Fountain, The Royal Scots Greys Monument, The Royal Scots Memorial, The Scottish American Memorial, The Shelters, The Simpson Monument, The Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial and The Statuary Group, all in West Princes Street Gardens. The Royal Scots Memorial was unveiled by HRH the Princess Royal on 28th July 1953. West Princes Street Gardens were laid out by James Skene for the Princes Street proprietors circa 1820. In 1866 John Dick Peddie produced a plan, shown in 2 water-colours entitled 'the Athens of the North,' one looking NE across E Princes Street Gardens, showing Calton Hill with a completed National Monument/Parthenon, and the other, looking W across W Princes Street Gardens, showing the Gardens as a 'Walhalla' with a broad terrace with monuments and mausolea, fountains and a winter garden. The gardens were acquired by the city in 1876 and further landscaped by Robert Morham.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17795453

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