Royal Scots Monument (Edinburgh)

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The aim of the monument is to portray symbolically in stone and bronze the history of the Regiment from its earliest beginnings to modern times. Its principal feature is the large stone pylon facing diagonally towards the Castle which bears in its centre the badge of the Regiment in bronze, on each flank of which the official battle honours of the Regiment are carved into the face of the stone. On the left of this principal pylon is a single monolith with carvings in low relief recalling the precursors of the Regiment in the days before it was formally raised as a Regiment by Sir John Hepburn under the authority of King Charles I in 1633. On the right of the principal pylon are six other similar monoliths, widely spaced and illustrating in stone carvings the bearing, dress and equipment of Royal Scots at different representative periods in the of their eventful history. The large pylon and the monoliths are linked by a low bronze grille bearing in its course medallions of the Kings and Queens who have reigned since the foundation of this, The Royal Regiment.