📌 New Town, City of Edinburgh
★★★
Towering over Princes Street in the middle of Edinburgh, the ornate, 200 foot-high Scott Monument commemorates Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, erected in Gothic style about a decade after his death in 1832. The inflation-busting entry fee is almost as steep as the increasingly claustrophobic spiral staircases needed to ascend the interior. But you’re not just paying for the exercise; visitor on the guided tours gain access to several museum rooms and viewing platforms offering amazing views across the city – much more than you would expect given the tower’s slender profile. Worth the money? We’re on the fence.
🌍 Location
📌 Princes Street, 5-min walk northeast of Edinburgh Waverley station
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 256739
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.952382,-3.193257
🚆 Edinburgh Waverley | 🚋 Princes Street | 🚌 Numerous local buses
🚗 Car parks / street parking nearby (both charge)
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily by half-hourly guided tour
🎫 £8 adult / £6 child
