Public art & sculpture · South West England
Scott Memorial
Scott Memorial in England South West, United Kingdom.
Peter S — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Scott Memorial is a public sculpture in England South West, United Kingdom, dating from 1913. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the former Jenners building on Princes Street and near Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, which is named after Scott's Waverley novels.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.3666, -4.1718
- District
- Plymouth
- Parish
- Plymouth, unparished area
- Postcode
- PL1 4SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Established
- 1913
Sources
- wikidata: Q26665988 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scott memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scott Memorial?
- Scott Memorial is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL1 4SH), in the parish of Plymouth, unparished area.
- When was Scott Memorial built?
- Built or established in 1913.
- Is Scott Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Scott Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scott Memorial?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL1 4SH. It sits within the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport parliamentary constituency.