Political Martyrs' Monument

Edinburgh, Italy

The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Designed by Thomas Hamilton and erected in 1844, it is a 90 ft (27 m) tall obelisk on a square-plan base plinth, all

constructed in ashlar sandstone blocks. As part of the Burial Ground it is Category A listed.

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Nearby

Old Calton Burial Ground cemetery
Regent Bridge monumenti · 0.1 km away
Dugald Stewart Monument monumenti · 0.1 km away
Calton Road cinema · 0.2 km away
The Bridewell prison · 0.2 km away
Nelson Monument monumenti · 0.2 km away
North Bridge monumenti · 0.2 km away
Balmoral Hotel beni_culturali · 0.2 km away