Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Nelson Monument

Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 23, 2018

1. Nelson Monument

Inscription. Calton Hill
Edinburgh’s First Public Park
Welcome to Calton Hill
The Nelson Monument
Built: 1807 – 1816
Architect: Robert Burn

Rising over 30 metres high, the Nelson Monument commemorates the naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson who died leading his fleet to victory at the battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

The monument’s up-ended telescope design is topped with a mechanised time-ball synchronised with the one o’clock gun fired from Edinburgh Castle. The time-ball dropped daily allowing ships in Leith Harbour to set their chronometers by it.

Every year on 21 October, the anniversary of Nelson’s death, naval flags are flown fron the Monument signalling his famous words: ‘England expects every man to do his duty’.

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Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1758 – 1805, by Lemuel Francis Abbott

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is October 21, 1805.

Location. 55° 57.273′ N, 3° 10.952′ W. Marker is in Edinburgh, Scotland. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Regent Road and Calton Hill, on the left when traveling east. Located at Calton Hill, Edinburgh’s First Public Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edinburgh, Scotland EH7 5AA, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Portugese Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Dugald Stewart Monument (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Calton Hill (about 150 meters away); In Memory of Scottish-American Soldiers (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Adam Smith Grave (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); North Bridge (approx. half a kilometer away); King’s Own Scottish Borderers Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Spire of this Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edinburgh.

Also see . . . Nelson Monument, Edinburgh on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 2, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 23, 2018

2. Nelson Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.