List of public art in Edinburgh

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This is a list of public art and memorials in Edinburgh, including statues and other sculptures.

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Calton Hill

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
Professor John Playfair Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh (cropped).jpg
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Playfair's Monument
John Playfair
Calton Hill

55°57′17″N3°10′59″W / 55.9548°N 3.1830°W / 55.9548; -3.1830 (Playfair's Monument)
1825–1826 William Henry Playfair Square-plan Greek Revival Doric monumentPolished ashlarCategory A–listedIncorporated in observatory compound wall [1]
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Monument to Dugald Stewart Calton Hill

55°57′16″N3°11′04″W / 55.9545°N 3.1845°W / 55.9545; -3.1845 (Dugald Stewart Monument)
1831 William Henry Playfair Circular Greek Revival Corinthian monumentPolished ashlarCategory A–listedBased on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. [2]
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Monument to Robert Burns Regent Road, Calton Hill

55°57′13″N3°10′42″W / 55.9535°N 3.1783°W / 55.9535; -3.1783 (Robert Burns Monument)
1831–1839 Thomas Hamilton Circular Greek Revival Corinthian monumentAshlar sandstoneCategory A–listedBased on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. [3]
Martyrs' Monument, Old Calton Burying Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1346869.jpg
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Political Martyrs' Monument Old Calton Cemetery

55°57′12″N3°11′09″W / 55.9534°N 3.1858°W / 55.9534; -3.1858 (Political Martyrs’ Monument)
1844 Thomas Hamilton ObeliskCategory A–listed (as part of Old Calton Burial Ground)
The Emancipation Monument, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 138919.jpg
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Scottish-American Soldiers' MonumentOld Calton Cemetery

55°57′13″N3°11′10″W / 55.9535°N 3.1861°W / 55.9535; -3.1861 (Scottish-American Soldiers' Monument)
1893 George Edwin Bissell Statue with subsidiary sculptureBronze figures on red granite pedestalCategory A–listed (as part of Old Calton Burial Ground)Includes a statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Stones of Scotland CircleRegent Road Park

55°57′18″N3°10′28″W / 55.9549°N 3.1745°W / 55.9549; -3.1745 (Stones of Scotland Circle)
2002 George Wyllie et al.Circle of 32 stone slabs/rocks set in white stone chippingsStoneStones from each of Scotland's 32 local authorities; commemorates the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament
Holodomor Edinburgh 2019.jpg Holodomor Memorial StoneCalton Hill, near Royal Terrace2017MemorialStoneDedicated to the genocide by forced famine in Ukraine, 1932–1933

Colinton

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Covenanters Memorial, Dreghorn, Edinburgh.jpg
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Covenanters' MemorialRedford Road

55°54′17″N3°14′19″W / 55.90468°N 3.238737°W / 55.90468; -3.238737 (Covenanters' Monument)
Erected 1885. Stonework 1738 William Adam (architect of Old Royal Infirmary, 1738)Commemorative columnStoneCategory B–listedColumn formed from 4 engaged Ionic columns from frontispiece of demolished Old Royal Infirmary.
Robert Louis Stevenson statue.JPG Memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson Dell Road, Colinton

55°54′31″N3°15′23″W / 55.908597°N 3.256297°W / 55.908597; -3.256297 (Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial)
2013Alan HerriotStatueBronze
Memorial to Army pipers killed in conflict Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, Redford Barracks 2013Alan HerriotStatueBronze [4]

Corstorphine

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RLS 'Kidnapped' statue.JPG
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Alan Breck Stewart and David Balfour, characters from Kidnapped Corstorphine Road

55°56′42″N3°14′59″W / 55.94503°N 3.249841°W / 55.94503; -3.249841 (Kidnapped Statue)
2004 Alexander Stoddart Statue pairBronze figures. Sandstone pedestalUnveiled by Sir Sean Connery.
Gencoo Penguin - geograph.org.uk - 208471.jpg Gencoo Penguin Edinburgh Zoo
Nils Olav Statue May 1 2007.jpg Statue of Nils Olav Edinburgh Zoo

Craigentinny

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
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Mausoleum of William Henry Miller Craigentinny Crescent

55°57′26″N3°08′14″W / 55.9571°N 3.1372°W / 55.9571; -3.1372 (Miller Mausoleum)
1848–1856 David Rhind (architect); Alfred Gatley (reliefs)Mausoleum with bas-relief sculptureCategory A–listed [5]

Craigmillar

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
Memorial at Niddrie to Dr Helen Crummy.jpg Memorial to Helen Crummy Outside the East Neighbourhood Centre2014Tim ChalkUnveiled 21 March 2014 by Richard Demarco. [6]

Cramond

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
The Cramond Fish - panoramio.jpg The Cramond FishCramond Beach

55°58′47″N3°17′39″W / 55.979722°N 3.294227°W / 55.979722; -3.294227 (The Cramond Fish)
2009 Ronald Rae SculpturePink Corrennie graniteCarved at Cramond Kirk, bought by Cramond community

Inverleith

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
Linnaeus Monument by Robert Adam, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.JPG
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Monument to Carl Linnaeus Chilean Area, Royal Botanic Garden

55°58′01″N3°12′27″W / 55.966842°N 3.207415°W / 55.966842; -3.207415 (Linnaeus Monument)
1778–1779 Robert Adam (architect)Urn on pedestalCategory A–listed [7]
Ascending Form (Gloria) by Barbara Hepworth, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.JPG Ascending Form (Gloria)Royal Botanic Garden1958 Barbara Hepworth SculptureBronze [8]
Rock Form (Porthcurno) by Barbara Hepworth, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.JPG Rock Form (Porthcurno)Royal Botanic Garden1964 Barbara Hepworth SculptureBronze [8]
Umbra solis by Ian Hamilton Finlay, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.JPG Umbra solisRoyal Botanic Garden1975 Ian Hamilton Finlay and Michael Harvey SundialSlate [9]
Andy Goldsworthy sculpture in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.jpg Slate, Hole, WallRoyal Botanic Garden1990 Andy Goldsworthy (artist)
Joe Smith (waller)
SculptureCumbrian slate [10]
Cone by Andy Goldsworthy, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.JPG ConeRoyal Botanic Garden1990 Andy Goldsworthy SculptureBallachulish slate [11]
Untitled by Alan Johnston, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.JPG UntitledRoyal Botanic Garden1995Alan JohnstonSculptureMade for the exhibition Haus Wittgenstein / Inverleith House . [12]
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh East gate.jpg East GatesRoyal Botanic Garden1996Benjamin Tindall (architect)
Alan Dawson (blacksmith)
GatesStainless steel [13]

Leith

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
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Statue of Robert Burns Junction of Bernard Street and Constitution Street

55°58′31″N3°10′00″W / 55.9754°N 3.1668°W / 55.9754; -3.1668 (Robert Burns)
1897–1901 David Watson Stevenson StatueBronze (statue and reliefs), red granite and red sandstone (pedestal)Category B–listedUnveiled 15 October 1898; additional panels unveiled 7 March 1901. [14]
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Statue of Queen Victoria Foot of Leith Walk

55°58′15″N3°10′18″W / 55.9707°N 3.1717°W / 55.9707; -3.1717 (Queen Victoria)
1907 John Stevenson Rhind StatueBronze (statue, reliefs and plaques), granite (pedestal)Category B–listed [15] [16]
The Valour of German Culture, 1914 (3757948004).jpg The Valour of German Culture, or the Kultur Panel128 Pitt Street1915William BaxterReliefTerracottaRepresents apparent German atrocities against Belgian civilians in World War I. [17]
Leith Mural - geograph.org.uk - 1315213.jpg Leith MuralNorth Junction Street

55°58′25″N3°10′39″W / 55.9737°N 3.1775°W / 55.9737; -3.1775 (Leith Mural)
1986Tim Chalk and Paul GrimeMural [18]
Statue of Sandy Irvine Robertson OBE, Leith - geograph.org.uk - 2367265.jpg Statue of Sandy Irvine Robertson
(1942–1999)
The Shore

55°58′41″N3°10′10″W / 55.9780°N 3.16933°W / 55.9780; -3.16933
1999Lucy PoettStatue sitting on benchBronzeLife-size [19]
Antony Gormley - 6 Times sculpture - Leith Docks.jpg 6 Times
(6th figure)
Ocean Terminal

55°59′01″N3°10′35″W / 55.9836°N 3.17636°W / 55.9836; -3.17636
2010 Antony Gormley StatueCast iron [20] [21]
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Scottish Merchant Navy MemorialTower Place

55°58′41″N3°10′08″W / 55.97799°N 3.16898°W / 55.97799; -3.16898
2010Jill WatsonObeliskSandstone and bronzeUnveiled 16 November 2010 by Princess Anne. [22]

New Town

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DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationNotes
Hopetoun Statue.JPG
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Statue of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun Forecourt of the Royal Bank of Scotland, St Andrew Square

55°57′16″N3°11′30″W / 55.9545°N 3.1917°W / 55.9545; -3.1917 (Statue of the Earl of Hopetoun)
1834 Thomas Campbell Sculptural group (with horse)Bronze group and pedestal on granite plinthCategory A–listedDesigned in 1829 as the centrepiece for Charlotte Square, but erected in 1834 at Dundas House.
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Monument to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville St Andrew Square

55°57′15″N3°11′36″W / 55.9542°N 3.1932°W / 55.9542; -3.1932 (Melville Monument)
1817–1823 (column)
1822–1827 (statue)
Robert Forrest after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey Statue on Doric columnBronze statue on cream sandstone columnCategory A–listedArchitect: William Burn [23]
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Statue of George IV Junction of George Street and Hanover Street

55°57′13″N3°11′50″W / 55.9535°N 3.1973°W / 55.9535; -3.1973 (Statue of George IV)
1825–1831Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey StatueBronze statue on ashlar pedestalCategory A–listedUnveiled 26 November 1831. Commemorates George IV's visit to Edinburgh in 1822. [24]
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Statue of William Pitt the Younger Junction of George Street and Frederick Street

55°57′11″N3°12′01″W / 55.953°N 3.2004°W / 55.953; -3.2004 (Statue of William Pitt the Younger)
1831–1833Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey StatueBronze statue on ashlar pedestalCategory A–listed
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Memorial to Albert, Prince Consort Charlotte Square

55°57′06″N3°12′28″W / 55.9518°N 3.2077°W / 55.9518; -3.2077 (Albert Memorial)
1862–1876Sir John Steell et al.Equestrian statue with other sculpturesBronze (statues and reliefs); Peterhead granite (pedestal)Category A–listedArchitect: David Bryce.
Catherine Sinclair Monument, North Charlotte Street Edinburgh.jpg Monument to Catherine Sinclair Corner of North Charlotte Street / St Colme Street

55°57′12″N3°12′27″W / 55.9532°N 3.2076°W / 55.9532; -3.2076 (Catherine Sinclair Monument)
1866–1868 John Rhind Gothic monument, Eleanor cross typeCream sandstoneCategory A–listedArchitect: David Bryce. [25]
Thomas Chalmers statue by Sir John Steell, George Street, Edinburgh.JPG
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Statue of Thomas Chalmers Junction of George Street and Castle Street

55°57′09″N3°12′13″W / 55.9525°N 3.2035°W / 55.9525; -3.2035 (Statue of Thomas Chalmers)
1869–1878Sir John Steell StatueBronze statue on polished red granite pedestalCategory A–listed
K.O.S.B. Memorial, North Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1346891.jpg
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King's Own Scottish Borderers Memorial North Bridge

55°57′06″N3°11′17″W / 55.9517°N 3.1881°W / 55.9517; -3.1881 (King's Own Scottish Borderers' Memorial)
1906 William Birnie Rhind Sculptural groupStoneCategory A–listed
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The Manuscript of Monte CassinoPicardy Place1991 Eduardo Paolozzi Three-part sculptureBronzeOutside St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral. [26]
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Memorial to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Picardy Place

55°57′25″N3°11′12″W / 55.956837°N 3.18675°W / 55.956837; -3.18675 (Statue of Sherlock Holmes)
1991 Gerald Ogilvie Laing Statue (of Sherlock Holmes)Bronze statue on ashlar pedestalErected by the Federation of Master Builders to mark its 50th anniversary.
Horse-Rider-Eagle sculpture, Silvermills - geograph.org.uk - 1404971.jpg Horse~Rider~Eagle Silvermills

55°57′34″N3°12′15″W / 55.959410°N 3.204204°W / 55.959410; -3.204204 (Horse-Rider-Eagle)
1996Eoghan BridgeEquestrian statueBronzeCommission by Cala Homes for a housing development ceremonially opened by the actor Robert Hardy in April 1997.
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Dreaming SpiresOutside the Omni Centre, Greenside Place, Leith Walk

55°57′23″N3°11′10″W / 55.956344°N 3.186225°W / 55.956344; -3.186225 (Dreaming Spires)
2005 Helen Denerley Statues of giraffesRecycled metal, paintedUnveiled 27 July 2005 by Julian Spalding. [27] Includes quotation from the South African poet Roy Campbell at its base.
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Lion of ScotlandSt Andrew Square

55°57′17″N3°11′35″W / 55.954623°N 3.193084°W / 55.954623; -3.193084 (Lion of Scotland)
2006 Ronald Rae SculpturePink Corrennie graniteOriginally sited in Holyrood Park; moved to current location in 2010. [28]
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Statue of James Clerk Maxwell George Street

55°57′15″N3°11′40″W / 55.954053°N 3.194381°W / 55.954053; -3.194381 (Statue of James Clerk Maxwell)
2006–2008 Alexander Stoddart StatueBronze statue and reliefs on ashlar pedestalUnveiled 25 November 2008. [29]

Niddrie

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Gulliver in Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 67162.jpg Gulliver in Edinburgh Jimmy Boyle Land artDemolished in 2011 to make way for flood defences.

Old Town

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Statue of Charles II of England as Caesar, Edinburgh (cropped).jpg
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Statue of Charles II Parliament Square

55°56′57″N3°11′26″W / 55.9492°N 3.1905°W / 55.9492; -3.1905 (Statue of Charles II)
1685Workshop of Grinling Gibbons Equestrian statueLead statue on ashlar pedestalCategory A–listedThe pedestal is an 1835 replica of Robert Mylne's original. [30]
Alexander & Bucephalus by John Steell (cropped).JPG
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Alexander  and Bucephalus Courtyard of City Chambers, High Street

55°57′00″N3°11′25″W / 55.9501°N 3.1903°W / 55.9501; -3.1903 (Alexander and Bucephalus)
1829–1833 (cast 1883)Sir John Steell Sculptural groupBronze group on ashlar pedestalCategory A–listedUnveiled 18 April 1884. Moved from St Andrew Square in 1916. [31]
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Statue of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

55°56′56″N3°11′52″W / 55.9489°N 3.1979°W / 55.9489; -3.1979 (Statue of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany)
1837 Thomas Campbell StatueBronze (statue and pedestal)Category B–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group. [32]
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78th Highlanders MemorialEdinburgh Castle Esplanade

55°56′56″N3°11′49″W / 55.9490°N 3.1969°W / 55.9490; -3.1969 (78th Highlanders Memorial)
1861S. Hunter (carver); Messrs Sutherland (masonic work)Celtic crossDark stoneCategory B–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group.Sir Robert Rowand Anderson (architect) [33]
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Greyfriars Bobby Fountain George IV Bridge, near Greyfriars Kirk

55°56′49″N3°11′29″W / 55.9469°N 3.1913°W / 55.9469; -3.1913 (Greyfriars Bobby Fountain)
1873 William Brodie Drinking fountain with statuetteBronze (statuette and plaques); red granite (plinth and basins)Category A–listed [34]
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Monument to Colonel Kenneth MackenzieEdinburgh Castle Esplanade

55°56′56″N3°11′51″W / 55.9489°N 3.1974°W / 55.9489; -3.1974 (Colonel Mackenzie Monument)
1875Sir John Steell Celtic crossDark stone cross on rubble plinth with red granite plaqueCategory B–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group. [35]
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Fame (or  Nike ), Prosperity and Plenty Bank of Scotland, Bank Streetc.1878Attributed to John Rhind Architectural sculptureCategory A–listed [36]
72nd Highlanders MemorialEdinburgh Castle Esplanade

55°56′56″N3°11′53″W / 55.9489°N 3.1981°W / 55.9489; -3.1981 (72nd Highlanders Memorial)
1882–1883MacDonald, Field & Co.ObeliskPink Peterhead granite and bronzeCategory C(S)–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group. [37]
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Mercat Cross Parliament Square

55°56′59″N3°11′25″W / 55.9497°N 3.1902°W / 55.9497; -3.1902 (Mercat Cross)
1885 Sydney Mitchell and George Arthur (architects); John Rhind (sculptor) Mercat cross Hermand sandstoneCategory A–listed [38]
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott Royal Mile Edinburgh.jpg
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Queensberry Memorial
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
West Parliament Square

55°56′58″N3°11′30″W / 55.9495°N 3.1917°W / 55.9495; -3.1917 (Queensberry Memorial)
1885–1888Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm StatueBronze statue on hexagonal stone pedestal with three tiers of bronze decorationCategory A–listedArchitect: Sir Robert Rowand Anderson [39]
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Statue of William Chambers Chambers Street

55°56′51″N3°11′23″W / 55.94738°N 3.18979°W / 55.94738; -3.18979 (William Chambers)
1888–1891 John Rhind or William Birnie Rhind StatueBronze (statue and reliefs), red sandstone (pedestal)Category B–listedArchitect: Hippolyte Blanc [40]
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Witches' Well
Women accused of witchcraft executed nearby
Castlehill

55°56′56″N3°11′47″W / 55.94890°N 3.19643°W / 55.94890; -3.19643 (Witches' Well)
1894 John Duncan Memorial drinking fountain with plaqueBronze ?
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Statue of John Knox New College Quadrangle

55°56′59″N3°11′42″W / 55.9496°N 3.1951°W / 55.9496; -3.1951 (Statue of John Knox)
1896 John Hutchison StatueBronze (statue), red sandstone (pedestal)Category C(S)–listed [41]
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Scottish Horse Boer War MemorialEdinburgh Castle Esplanade

55°56′56″N3°11′51″W / 55.9489°N 3.1974°W / 55.9489; -3.1974 (Scottish Horse Memorial)
1905–1910 Stewart McGlashan and SonCeltic crossPink graniteCategory C(S)–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group. [42]
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Black Watch Boer War Memorial The Mound, corner of Market Street and North Bank Street

55°57′00″N3°11′40″W / 55.9501°N 3.1945°W / 55.9501; -3.1945 (Black Watch Memorial)
1908–1910 William Birnie Rhind StatueBronze (statue and relief), red granite (pedestal)Category A–listed [43]
Edward Edinburgh.jpg Statue of Edward VII Holyrood Palace forecourt

55°57′10″N3°10′25″W / 55.9529°N 3.1736°W / 55.9529; -3.1736 (Statue of Edward VII)
1922 Henry Snell Gamley StatueBronze statue on stone pedestalPart of Category A–listed group [44] [45]
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Statue of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Hospital Square, Edinburgh Castle

55°56′56″N3°12′06″W / 55.948862°N 3.201779°W / 55.948862; -3.201779 (Statue of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig)
1923 George Edward Wade Equestrian statueBronze statue on rubble stone plinthCategory B–listedMoved from Castle Esplanade 2011
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Statue of Robert the Bruce Edinburgh Castle Gatehouse

55°56′55″N3°11′55″W / 55.948551°N 3.198598°W / 55.948551; -3.198598 (Statue of Robert Bruce)
1929 Thomas John Clapperton Statue in nicheBronzeCategory A–listed (with gatehouse)Erected to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Bruce's death. Architect of the niche: Sir Robert Lorimer. [46]
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Statue of William Wallace Edinburgh Castle Gatehouse

55°56′55″N3°11′55″W / 55.948577°N 3.198598°W / 55.948577; -3.198598 (Statue of William Wallace)
1929 Alexander Carrick Statue in nicheBronzeCategory A–listed (with gatehouse)Architect of the niche: Sir Robert Lorimer
Covenanters Memorial, Grassmarket - geograph.org.uk - 1340102.jpg Covenanters' Memorial Grassmarket

55°56′52″N3°11′41″W / 55.947827°N 3.194772°W / 55.947827; -3.194772 (Covenanters' Memorial)
1937Raised circle in pavementRed and grey granite settsCategory C(S)–listed [47]
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Statue of David Hume Outside Court House, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile

55°56′58″N3°11′33″W / 55.94956°N 3.192625°W / 55.94956; -3.192625 (Statue of David Hume)
1995–1997 Alexander Stoddart StatueBronze
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Memorial to Susannah Alice StephenJames' Court, off Lawnmarket (Royal Mile)

55°56′58″N3°11′39″W / 55.949548°N 3.19422°W / 55.949548; -3.19422 (Zannah Stephen Memorial)
2000Frances PellySculpture on stepped plinthBronze [48]
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Statue of Adam Smith outside St Giles' Cathedral

55°56′59″N3°11′24″W / 55.949764°N 3.190069°W / 55.949764; -3.190069 (Statue of Adam Smith)
2003–2008 Alexander Stoddart StatueBronze
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Statue of Robert Fergusson outside the Kirk of the Canongate

55°57′06″N3°10′46″W / 55.951574°N 3.179363°W / 55.951574; -3.179363 (Statue of Robert Fergusson)
2004 David Annand StatueBronze
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Statue of James Braidwood Parliament Square

55°56′58″N3°11′24″W / 55.949495°N 3.190013°W / 55.949495; -3.190013 (Statue of James Braidwood)
2006–2008Kenny MackayStatueBronze
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Work No. 1059 The Scotsman Steps

55°57′04″N3°11′19″W / 55.951215°N 3.188660°W / 55.951215; -3.188660 (Scotsman Steps)
2011 Martin Creed InstallationMarbleCommissioned by The Fruitmarket Gallery. [49]
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Statue of William Henry Playfair Chambers Street

55°56′51″N3°11′20″W / 55.94757°N 3.18893°W / 55.94757; -3.18893 (Statue of William Henry Playfair)
2016 Alexander Stoddart StatueBronze

Portobello

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Coade Stone Pillars (17179376722).jpg Coade Stone PillarsPortobello Promenade

Princes Street

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Statue of Sir Walter Scott Scott Monument, East Princes Street Gardens

55°57′09″N3°11′36″W / 55.952399°N 3.193304°W / 55.952399; -3.193304 (Scott Monument)
1848 (installed)Sir John Steell StatueCarrara marbleCategory A–listedArchitect: George Meikle Kemp. [50]
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Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington General Register House, Princes Street

55°57′13″N3°11′21″W / 55.9535°N 3.1892°W / 55.9535; -3.1892 (Duke of Wellington)
1848–1852Sir John Steell Equestrian statueBronze (statue); red Aberdeen granite (pedestal)Category A–listedArchitects: David Bryce and James Gowans. [51]
Allan Ramsay statue, Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh.JPG
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Statue of Allan Ramsay West Princes Street Gardens

55°57′06″N3°11′50″W / 55.9517°N 3.1973°W / 55.9517; -3.1973 (Allan Ramsay)
1850Sir John Steell StatueCarrara marbleCategory A–listedArchitect: David Bryce (1865). [52]
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The Genius of Architecture Crowning the Theory and Practice of ArtWest Princes Street Gardens

55°57′04″N3°11′54″W / 55.9510°N 3.1983°W / 55.9510; -3.1983 (Genius of Architecture group)
1862 William Brodie Sculptural groupMarbleCategory B–listed
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Ross Fountain West Princes Street Gardens

55°57′00″N3°12′11″W / 55.95005°N 3.202994°W / 55.95005; -3.202994 (Ross Fountain)
1862–1872Jean-Baptiste KlagmannFountain with sculpturesGilt cast ironCategory A–listedArchitects: Peddie and Kinnear. [53]
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Statue of John Wilson East Princes Street Gardens

55°57′08″N3°11′42″W / 55.9521°N 3.1951°W / 55.9521; -3.1951 (John Wilson)
1863–1865Sir John Steell StatueBronze statue on ashlar plinthCategory A–listedArchitect: David Bryce. [54]
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Statue of David Livingstone East Princes Street Gardens

55°57′09″N3°11′34″W / 55.9525°N 3.1927°W / 55.9525; -3.1927 (David Livingstone)
1875–1876 Amelia Robertson Hill StatueBronze statue on stone plinthCategory A–listed
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Statue of Adam Black East Princes Street Gardens

55°57′08″N3°11′40″W / 55.9522°N 3.1944°W / 55.9522; -3.1944 (Adam Black)
1876–1877 John Hutchison StatueBronzeCategory A–listed
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Statue of Sir James Young Simpson West Princes Street Gardens

55°57′01″N3°12′18″W / 55.9504°N 3.2050°W / 55.9504; -3.2050 (James Young Simpson)
1877 William Brodie StatueBronzeCategory B–listed
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Memorial to Dean Edward Bannerman Ramsay West Princes Street Gardens, behind the church of St John the Evangelist

55°57′01″N3°12′21″W / 55.950264°N 3.205931°W / 55.950264; -3.205931 (Dean Ramsay Memorial)
1877–1879 Robert Rowand Anderson Celtic crossGranite with bronze reliefsCategory A–listed (with church)
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Royal Scots Greys MemorialWest Princes Street Gardens

55°57′05″N3°11′58″W / 55.9514°N 3.1994°W / 55.9514; -3.1994 (Royal Scots Greys Memorial)
1906 William Birnie Rhind Equestrian statueBronze statue on rock plinthCategory B–listedUnveiled 16 November 1906 by the Earl of Rosebery. [55]
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Statue of Thomas Guthrie West Princes Street Gardens

55°57′03″N3°12′09″W / 55.9508°N 3.2026°W / 55.9508; -3.2026 (Thomas Guthrie)
1907–1910 Frederick William Pomeroy StatuePortland stone statue and pedestalCategory B–listed
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Scottish American Memorial West Princes Street Gardens

55°57′02″N3°12′07″W / 55.950556°N 3.201944°W / 55.950556; -3.201944 (Scots American War Memorial)
1923–1927 Robert Tait McKenzie Screen with relief and statue in frontStone (screen and pedestal), bronze (reliefs and statue)Category B–listedUnveiled 7 September 1927. Architect: Reginald Fairlie. [56]
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Royal Scots MemorialWest Princes Street Gardens

55°57′04″N3°11′50″W / 55.9511°N 3.1973°W / 55.9511; -3.1973 (Royal Scots Memorial)
1948–1952Sir Frank Charles Mears et al.Enclosure of standing stonesStone with bronze plaquesCategory B–listedUnveiled 26 July 1952 by Princess Mary, Colonel in Chief of the Regiment. [57]
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Norwegian War MemorialWest Princes Street Gardens

55°57′01″N3°12′08″W / 55.9502°N 3.2021°W / 55.9502; -3.2021 (Norwegian War Memorial)
1978Commemorative stone mounted on three smaller stones
RLS Memorial by Ian Hamilton Finlay, Edinburgh.JPG Memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson West Princes Street Gardens

55°57′00″N3°12′08″W / 55.9500°N 3.2023°W / 55.9500; -3.2023 (Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial)
1987–1989 Ian Hamilton Finlay Standing stone set in a grove of birch treesFlagstoneCategory A–listedUnveiled 14 July 1989 by Dame Muriel Spark. [58]
Edinburgh Spanish Civil War Memorial.jpg Spanish Brigade MemorialEast Princes Street Gardens1988Commemorative stone
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Bum the Dog (of San Diego)West Princes Street Gardens, King's Stables Road Entrance

55°56′54″N3°12′12″W / 55.948417°N 3.203388°W / 55.948417; -3.203388 (Bum the dog (of San Diego))
2008Jessica McCainStatueBronzePresented by the San Diego–Edinburgh Sister City Society
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Wojtek (Voytek), the Soldier BearWest Princes Street Gardens

55°57′03″N3°12′07″W / 55.950833°N 3.202028°W / 55.950833; -3.202028 (Wojtek, the Soldier Bear Memorial)
2015Alan HerriotSculptural groupBronze on granite base
Wpsg mortonhall2.jpg Lulla-Bye (Children's Memorial)West Princes Street Gardens

55°57′03″N3°11′55″W / 55.950939°N 3.198579°W / 55.950939; -3.198579 (Lulla-Bye, The Children’s Memoriall)
2019 Andy Scott SculptureBronze8ft (2.4m)Cast by Powderhall Bronze; gifted by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Riccarton

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Jameswatt.jpg Statue of James Watt Heriot Watt Campus

55°54′33″N3°19′12″W / 55.90930°N 3.32003°W / 55.90930; -3.32003 (Statue of James Watt)
1854 Peter Slater
after Sir Francis Chantrey
StatueBronzeMoved from Chambers Street, Edinburgh

South Gyle

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Paulozzi South Gyle.jpg The Wealth of NationsRedheughs Avenue1993Eduardo PaolozziSculptureCast metalFeatures a quotation from Albert Einstein
PigeonSouth Gyle CrescentStatueCast metal
SeagullSouth Gyle CrescentSculptureCast metal
BirdSouth Gyle CrescentSculptureCast metal
Concrete JungleGyle Centre1994Alan WatsonSculptureConcrete
Stacked ShadesGyle Centre1994Marion SmithSculpture
Figure in a LandscapeGyle Centre1994Sylvia StewartSculptureInformation plaque missing
The Gyle retail centre - geograph.org.uk - 1761829.jpg VeilGyle Centre1994Jake KempsallSculpture
Fossil TreeGyle Centre1994Bill ScottSculpture
Figure in a LandscapeGyle Centre1990sIan Hamilton FinlaySculptureArcade of pillars
Naomimitchison.jpg Scottish WritersEdinburgh Park1990svariousHerms12 herms of Scottish poets

Southside

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"Princess Street Gardens" runestone in it's new location at 50 George Street, Edinburgh.jpg Runestone U 1173 Adjacent to 50 George Square

55°56′27″N3°11′12″W / 55.9409°N 3.1866°W / 55.9409; -3.1866 (Runestone)
1010–1050 c.1010–1050 ? Runestone GraniteOriginally from Uppland, Sweden, the stone was presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1787. [59]
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Middle Meadow Walk GatepiersLauriston Place

55°56′43″N3°11′28″W / 55.9453°N 3.1911°W / 55.9453; -3.1911 (Middle Meadow Walk Gatepiers)
1840sGeorge Smith (pillars); Alexander Handyside Ritchie (unicorns)Pair of octagonal gatepiers (pillars) surmounted by unicornsStoneCategory B–listed [60]
David Brewster Statue.jpg Statue of David Brewster Opposite Joseph Black building, at King's Buildings Campus

55°55′18″N3°10′18″W / 55.921773°N 3.1717604°W / 55.921773; -3.1717604 (Parthenope and Egeria)
1877 William Brodie Sculpture 55°55′27″N3°10′34″W / 55.9242226°N 3.1762067°W / 55.9242226; -3.1762067 (Statue of David Brewster) [61]
Melville Drive pillars - geograph.org.uk - 1316104.jpg Melville Drive (east end) Ornamental PillarsMelville Drive (east end)

55°56′25″N3°11′00″W / 55.9403°N 3.1833°W / 55.9403; -3.1833 (Melville Drive pillars)
1880 John Lessels Pair of square pillars surmounted by heraldic beasts – lion on N, unicorn on SPolished ashlarCategory B–listedPresented to the City by the printing and publishing firm of Thomas Nelson and Sons. [62]
Archibald Campbell Tait Edinburgh.jpg Memorial to Archbishop Archibald Tait Old Medical School, Teviot Place

55°56′41″N3°11′26″W / 55.944818°N 3.19043°W / 55.944818; -3.19043 (Archbishop Tait Memorial)
1884–1885 Mario Raggi Bust in columned nicheBronzeCategory A–listed (with Old Medical School)Unveiled 27 February 1885. Marks the site of Tait's birthplace. [63]
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Brass Founders' Pillar Nicolson Square

55°56′46″N3°11′07″W / 55.9460°N 3.1854°W / 55.9460; -3.1854 (Brassfounders' Pillar)
1886Sir James Gowans (column); John Stevenson Rhind (statuette)Statuette on pillarBronze statuette and column on granite baseCategory B–listedCommissioned for the Edinburgh International Exhibition of 1886, [64] where it won a gold medal
Mason's Pillar, Melville Drive (west end).JPG Masons' PillarsMelville Drive (west end)

55°56′31″N3°12′01″W / 55.9420°N 3.2003°W / 55.9420; -3.2003 (Masons' Pillars)
1886Sir James GowansPair of octagonal pillars, surmounted by unicornsStone (from 17 different quarries)Category B–listed. Part of B group with SundialErected by the Master Builders and Operative Masons of Edinburgh and Leith as a permanent memento of the Edinburgh International Exhibition. [65]
Sundial, West Meadows Park - geograph.org.uk - 696732.jpg Prince Albert Victor SundialWest Meadows Park

55°56′30″N3°11′56″W / 55.9418°N 3.1988°W / 55.9418; -3.1988 (Sundial)
1886Sir James GowansSundial. Octagonal shaft with bronze armillary sphere Stone (from 10 different quarries)Category B–listed. Part of B group with Masons' PillarsErected in commemoration of the opening of the Edinburgh International Exhibition on 6 May 1886 by Prince Albert Victor. [66]
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McEwan Lantern PillarBristo Square

55°56′43″N3°11′20″W / 55.945346°N 3.188812°W / 55.945346; -3.188812 (McEwan Lantern Pillar)
1890 c.1890 Robert Rowand Anderson (architect)Tapering tower with relief carving and lampPortland stone and cast ironCategory B–listed. Part of A group with McEwan Hall [67]
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Rhinoceros head
Jim Haynes
Informatics Forum, Charles Street2012 (unveiled)William DarrellArchitectural sculptureBronze [68]
The Haynes Nano-stage.JPG The Haynes Nano-stage
Jim Haynes
Informatics Forum, corner of Crichton Street and Charles Street2012 (unveiled)David ForsythSculptureStainless steel [68]
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EgeriaOriginally outside the Michael Swann building; now outside Murray library at King's Buildings Campus

55°55′18″N3°10′18″W / 55.921773°N 3.1717604°W / 55.921773; -3.1717604 (Parthenope and Egeria)
12 March 1997 (unveiled) Eduardo Paolozzi SculptureBronze [69] Statues removed in March 2017 from the Swann building. Relocated, following conservation, in May 2017 to Murray library at King's Buildings. [70]
Parthenope Sculpture.jpg Parthenope Outside Murray library at King's Buildings Campus

55°55′18″N3°10′18″W / 55.921773°N 3.1717604°W / 55.921773; -3.1717604 (Parthenope and Egeria)
12 March 1997 (unveiled) Eduardo Paolozzi SculptureBronze [69] [70]
The Dreamer, memorial to Winifred Rushforth in George Square, Edinburgh.jpg The Dreamer Memorial to Dr. Winifred Rushforth, OBEGeorge Square Gardens1997Chris HallStoneUnveiled by Prince Charles
Your Next Breath Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

55°56′48″N3°11′05″W / 55.94666°N 3.18482°W / 55.94666; -3.18482 (Your Next Breath)
2022 Kenny Hunter SculptureBronzeDedicated to NHS workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. Received the 2023 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture. [71] [72]

Stockbridge

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Hygeia St Bernard's Well

55°57′19″N3°12′41″W / 55.9553°N 3.2115°W / 55.9553; -3.2115 (St Bernard's Well)
1888 David Watson Stevenson StatueCategory A–listed [73]

Trinity

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Statue of Edward VII Victoria Park, Newhaven Road

55°58′31″N3°11′28″W / 55.9752°N 3.1910°W / 55.9752; -3.1910 (King Edward VII)
1914 John Stevenson Rhind StatueBronze (statue); stone (pedestal)Category B–listedErected by Leith Town Council. [74]

West End

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Statue of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville Melville Crescent

55°56′59″N3°12′50″W / 55.9497°N 3.2139°W / 55.9497; -3.2139 (Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville)
1857Sir John Steell StatueBronze statue on sandstone pedestalCategory A–listed
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Memorial to William Ewart Gladstone Coates Crescent Gardens

55°56′55″N3°12′44″W / 55.9485°N 3.2123°W / 55.9485; -3.2123 (Gladstone Memorial)
1902–1916 James Pittendrigh Macgillivray Statue with other sculpturesBronze statues on granite pedestalsCategory A–listedUnveiled 18 January 1917 at St Andrew Square by the Earl of Rosebery. Moved to this, its original intended location, in 1955. [75]
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Woman and ChildFestival Square, Lothian Road

55°56′49″N3°12′22″W / 55.9469°N 3.2062°W / 55.9469; -3.2062 (Woman and Child)
1985–1986 Anne Davidson Sculptural groupBronzeUnveiled 22 July 1986 by Suganya Chetty. Dedicated to "all those killed or imprisoned for their stand against apartheid". [76]
FirstConundrum.jpg First ConundrumFestival Square, Lothian Road

55°56′49″N3°12′25″W / 55.947049°N 3.206943°W / 55.947049; -3.206943 (First Conundrum)
Remco de Fouw Sculptural groupStone
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Horse & RiderRutland Court

55°56′53″N3°12′31″W / 55.948145°N 3.208686°W / 55.948145; -3.208686 (Horse & Rider)
1993Eoghan BridgeEquestrian statueBronzeCommission by Baillie Gifford as part of a percent for art scheme.
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coordinates
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La Vierge d'Alsace, Antoine Bourdelle, Edimbourg.JPG La Vierge d'Alsace
(The Virgin of Alsace)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two1919–1921 Antoine Bourdelle StatueBronze [77]
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Reclining FigureScottish National Gallery of Modern Art One1951 Henry Moore SculptureBronze (sculpture and pedestal) [78]
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Master of the UniverseScottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two1989 Eduardo Paolozzi SculptureBronze [79]
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LandformScottish National Gallery of Modern Art One2001 Charles Jencks Land art [80]
MacDuff Circle, Dean Gallery - geograph.org.uk - 55509.jpg Macduff CircleScottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two2002 Richard Long Land artSlate [81]
6 Times (1) by Antony Gormley, SNGMA.JPG 6 Times
(1st figure)
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One2010 Antony Gormley Statue

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