National Monument (Edinburgh)
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memorial, monument, folly, Category A Listed Scotland, unfinished / unbuilt
Also known as Edinburgh's Disgrace or Edinburgh's Folly, this was erected in 1812 in memory of those who fell in the Napoleonic Wars. Was allegedly supposed to be a complete replica of the Parthenon before money ran out.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument,_Edinburgh
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Coordinates: 55°57'17"N 3°10'54"W
- War Memorial 1.1 km
- Scottish National War Memorial 1.3 km
- Cowdray Hall 148 km
- Commando Memorial 151 km
- Iona Abbey 204 km
- Former RAF Alness 204 km
- Point War Memorial 312 km
- Lewis War Memorial 319 km
- Landraiders Memorial, Gress 320 km
- North Lewis War Memorial 337 km
- Old Town 0.7 km
- New Town 1.1 km
- Holyrood Park 1.6 km
- Lochend 1.9 km
- South Leith 2.2 km
- Inverleith 2.5 km
- North Leith 2.5 km
- Trinity 2.8 km
- Port o' Leith 3.1 km
- City of Edinburgh Council 7.4 km
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