Talk:Scott Monument

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Here's another view from the archive: ~ BigrTex 23:21, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Um, okay. Thanks for sharing, but it doesn't add anything. Tpacw (talk) 19:44, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Suggest replacement for lead image

The lead image is very pretty but of fairly low resolution and it is hard to judge scale. The suggested replacement is newer, hi-res, good quality showing the entire monument in context and scale. Saffron Blaze (talk) 10:30, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Current Image in Article

Suggested Replacement

The current image isn't very bright, although great composition. If you are after something to judge the scale you'll have to get a photo from the Royal Mile area facing North.NotMiserable (talk) 18:07, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

By scale I meant having something to reference like the people walking by. Is it the replacement image you say is not very bright? Saffron Blaze (talk) 18:39, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

I agree Saffron Blaze I think the replacement is better as the perspective is less distorted. I also think the second image on the page is awful - an interesting angle but useless for anyone not familiar with the building. A close up of the statue would be preferable, or detail of the stonework/statues on the upper levels. Thanks, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 17:48, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

As soon as there´s good weather and few people around the monument, I´ll try to get better images.

In the meanwhile I have a closeup of the Scott statue inside the monument. --Stefan2901 (talk) 10:03, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Suggested image

I recently found the image File:David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson - The Scott Monument, Edinburgh - Google Art Project.jpg (right) related to this article. Please feel free to use it if it's useful. Dcoetzee 04:12, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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Visiting the Scott Monument

The Scott Monument is open to visitors throughout the year.

To access the monument, visitors join a fully guided tour which can be booked on the day in the booth at the foot of the tower. The tours take place over 30 minutes and visitors climb 221 steps up to the third level with a guide. The final section of stairs to level 4 (at 287 steps) is closed to the public due to its very limited capacity.

The monument opens to sell tickets at 10am daily and operates tours every 30 minutes from 10:30 before closing between 12:30 and 13:45 and restarting tours from 2pm. During the summer months the last tour ascends the tower at 4:30pm, while in the winter months the last tour starts at 3:30pm. Access to the levels is subject to the weather conditions. AlasdairS1627 (talk) 10:22, 12 June 2025 (UTC)