On Royal Mile just west of Cockburn Street, on the right when traveling east.
(The historical portion of the marker text is presented first, so as not to be lost beneath the statue donor information:)
Adam Smith lived in Panmure House in Lochend Close and is buried in the Cannongate Churchyard, further down the . . . — — Map (db m85860) HM
On High Street at Advocate's Close on High Street.
Residence of Lord Advocate Sir James Stewart 1692-1713;
Also Andrew Crosbie the jovial "Counsellor Pleydell";
Earlier Sir John Scougal, Painter of William III and Queen Mary
West Stands Mansion of Bishop Bothwell, Died 1593 — — Map (db m155134) HM
On Regent Road close to Calton Hill, on the left when traveling east.
Calton Hill
Edinburgh’s First Public Park
Welcome to Calton Hill
Formed by violent volcanic activity 340 million years ago and gouged by glaciers during the Ice Age, Calton Hill has a long and fascinating history.
In 1724 the Town . . . — — Map (db m127020) HM
On Royal Mile at Bank Street, on the left when traveling east on Royal Mile.
Deacon Brodie’s
William Brodie, Deacon of Wrights and Masons
of Edinburgh was the son of a cabinet maker in
the Lawnmarket. He was born in Brodie’s Close
and hanged near St Giles both places being
just a few steps from the tavern which now . . . — — Map (db m126988) HM
On Teviot Place close to Forrest Road, on the right when traveling west.
The area in which the Doctors now stands is associated with some of Edinburgh's famous historical events, namely in 1613, the construction of the Flodden Wall, built to keep the English invaders out, and Edinburgh's first large scale brewing in . . . — — Map (db m127101) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Dog
Cemetery
The Small Garden Below
Has Been Used Since
Queen Victoria's Reign
(1837-1901) As A Burial
Place For Regimental
Mascots And Officers' Dogs — — Map (db m126932) HM
Near Regent Road at Calton Hill, on the left when traveling east.
Calton Hill
Edinburgh’s First Public Park
Welcome to Calton Hill
Dugald Stewart Monument
Built: 1831
Architect: William H. Mayfair
This monument commemorates another key player of the Scottish Enlightenment, Dugald Stewart. . . . — — Map (db m127021) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Earl Haig
This Statue Was Presented
To The City Of Edinburgh
By Sir Dhunjibhoy Bomanji
Of Bombay
In Admiration Of The Services
Rendered To The British Empire
By The Field Marshal
( another marker on the plinth )
This . . . — — Map (db m126983) HM
On Cockburn Street at Market Street, on the left when traveling west on Cockburn Street.
The Foundation Stone
Of this Part of the
Edinburgh Municipal Building
Was Laid on 6th June 1901
By the Right Honourable
James Steel, Lord Provost.
-------------------------
The New Council Chamber
Was Opened 19th January 1904, . . . — — Map (db m127061) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Foog's
Gate
The Main Entrance To The
Citadel By The 17th Century.
The Perimeter Wall. Looped
For Both Cannon And
Musketry, Was Built In
King Charles Ii's Reign
(1660-85) — — Map (db m126885) HM
On Nicholson Street at Nicholson Square, on the right when traveling north on Nicholson Street.
Hinc Sanitas
From Here Health
This Sculpture by
Mr Denys Mitchell
Was Unveiled by
The Right Honourable
Norman Irons
Lord Provost of Edinburgh
On 6 December 1994 — — Map (db m127013) HM
Near Royal Mile close to Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Gatehouse
1887
Built As An Impressive
Show-Front To Replace A
Plain 17th-Century Outer Gate.
Inside Was Accommodation For
The Main Guard. Detention Cells
And A Court-Martial Room. — — Map (db m126881) HM
On South Bridge close to Drummond Street, on the right when traveling north.
George Davie (1912 – 2007), philosopher and author of The Democratic Intellect, introduced to each other Hugh MacDiarmid (1892 - 1978), author of the Scots poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, and Sorley MacLean (1911 – . . . — — Map (db m127016) HM
On George IV Bridge at Candlemaker Row, on the left when traveling north on George IV Bridge.
‘Bobby’ was the name of a Skye Terrier who belonged to John Gray, a night watchman for the Edinburgh Police The two were inseparable for two years. However, in February 1858 Gray died of tuberculosis He was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard Bobby, who . . . — — Map (db m126984) HM
On George IV Bridge at Candlemaker Row, on the left when traveling north on George IV Bridge.
A Tribute
To The Affectionate Fidelity Of
Greyfriars Bobby
In 1858 This Faithful Dog Followed
The Remains Of His Master To
Greyfriars Churchyard And Lingered Near The Spot
Util His Death In 1872.
With Permission
Erected By The . . . — — Map (db m126987) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Half-Moon
Battery
1573-88
A Mighty Artillery Fortification
Built After The Long Siege
Of 1571-73 To Protect The
Royal Palace From Bombardment
David's Tower, The Residence
Of Robert Bruce's Son,
King David II (1329-71),
Lies . . . — — Map (db m126938) HM
On Waterloo Place, on the right when traveling east.
(Front): In memory of Scottish-American soldiers
To preserve the jewel of liberty in the framework of freedom - Abraham Lincoln (North Side):Sergeant Major John M'Ewan
Co.H, 65th Regt Illinois Vol Infantry
William L Duff, . . . — — Map (db m34260) HM
On Royal Mile close to W Parliament Square, on the right when traveling east.
This statue is dedicated to the memory of James Braidwood, a pioneer of the scientific approach to fire-fighting. It also recognises the courage and sacrifice of fire-fighters, not only in Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service, but all over . . . — — Map (db m126994) HM
On North Bridge at E Market Street, on the right when traveling north on North Bridge.
In Memory of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men Who Whilst Serving with the King’s Own Scottish Borderers (the Edinburgh Regiment) Gave Their Lives for Their Country during the Following Campaigns Afghanistan 1878 – 1880. Egypt . . . — — Map (db m127018) WM
On Royal Mile at W Parliament Square, on the left when traveling east on Royal Mile.
M 1567 R
On this site stood the lodging of Sir Simon Preston of Craigmillar, Provost of the City of Edinburgh 1566-7 in which lodging Mary Queen of Scotland after her surrender to the Confederate Lords at Carberry Hill, spent her last night in . . . — — Map (db m126992) HM
Memorial to Bruce
Erected by
the Corporation of Edinburgh under Captain Hugh Reid's bequest
Unveiled 28th May 1929
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Stevenson Lord Provost — — Map (db m85670) HM
Memorial to Wallace ________________
Erected by The Corporation of Edinburgh Under Captain Hugh Reid's bequest
Unveiled 28th of May 1929
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Stevenson Lord Provost — — Map (db m85669) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Mons Meg
The world's most famous medieval gun showed the strength and prestige of Scotland's kings. In the Middle Ages, only the wealthiest rulers could afford such cutting-edge military technology.
Mons Meg was made from wrought iron near the . . . — — Map (db m126890) HM
Near Regent Road at Calton Hill, on the left when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m127022) HM WM
Ordnance
Storehouse
1753
One Of Two Warehouses For
Arms And Military Equipment
Built To Designs By
General William Skinner
Chief Engineer In North Britain
And Creator Of Fort George
The Great Garrison Fortress
Of The Highlands . . . — — Map (db m126982) HM
On South Bridge at Drummond Street, on the right when traveling north on South Bridge.
In memory of Robert Louis Stephenson, 1850 — 1894, son and student of Edinburgh.
“ and when I remembered all that I hoped and feared as I pickled about Rutherford’s in the rain and the east wind; how I feared I should make a mere . . . — — Map (db m127015) HM
Near Johnston Terrace at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Royal
Palace
The Residence Of The
Stewart Kings And Queens
In The 15th & 16th Centuries.
The Birthplace Of
King James VI In 1566
And The Home Of
The Scottish Crown Jewels — — Map (db m127003) HM
On Princes Street at Hanover Street, on the left when traveling west on Princes Street.
Scott Monument
View My Edinburgh
Sir Walter Scott
1771 — 1832
Scottish historical novelist playwright and poet
Timeline
1771 — Walter Scott born on 15 August in Edinburgh
1789-92 — studies law at the University of . . . — — Map (db m127058) HM
On Princes Street, on the right when traveling east.
This memorial was initiated by the Scottish-American War Memorial Committee. the statue and bas-relief were
sculpted by Canadian Robert Tait Mackenzie (1867-1938)
and cast at the Roman Bronze Works, Brooklyn, New York,
Mackenzie was a physician . . . — — Map (db m34255) HM
Near Royal Mile, 0.3 kilometers west of Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
Fortissimo Veritas
In memory of Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, “justly reputed to be one of the best soldiers and most accomplished cavaliers of his time.” He held this castle
For Queen Mary from May 1568 to May 1573 and after its . . . — — Map (db m122337) HM WM
On South Bridge at Royal Mile, on the left when traveling north on South Bridge.
The Spire of this Church
Was Destroyed by the Great Fire November MDCCCXXIV and
Rebuilt A.D. MDCCCXXVIII
The Right Honble. Walter Brown Lord Provost — — Map (db m127062) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
St. Margaret’s Chapel
This Holy Place is the Oldest Surviving Building in Edinburgh
King David I built the chapel in about 1130, probably as part of a great stone tower. He dedicated it to his saintly mother, Margaret. The squared stones, . . . — — Map (db m126887) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
The Biggest Gun of All
The largest gun ever fired in anger on British soil was kept in an arsenal on the other side of Foog's Gate.
Mons Meg, with her 20 inch (50cm) wide barrel, was built to smash castle walls. The French Duke of . . . — — Map (db m126889) HM
AM FREICEADAN DUBH
To the Memory of
Officers
Non- Commissioned Officers & men of
THE BLACK WATCH
Who fell in the South African War
1899-1902 — — Map (db m85856) WM
On Royal Mile at W Parliament Square, on the left when traveling east on Royal Mile.
The City Chambers
formerly
The Royal Exchange
Designed by John Adam, the eldest of the Adam Brothers, this building was erected 1753 — 1761 as an exchange and customs house. In 1811 it became the city chambers when the town council moved . . . — — Map (db m126991) HM
On Royal Mile close to Old Assembly Close, on the right when traveling east.
The High Street Wellhead
The original wellhead or cistern in this position, probably of around 1675, had a chequered history. It was seriously damaged by a horse-drawn fire engine in January 1897 and rebuilt.
The cisterns provided water from . . . — — Map (db m127012) HM
On Royal Mile at W Parliament Square, on the right when traveling east on Royal Mile.
The Lawnmarket
Wellhead
This wellhead or cistern, was built in 1835. It probably replaced a cistern of around 1675, removed when George IV bridge was built.
The cisterns provided water from Comiston Springs via the Castlehill Reservoir for . . . — — Map (db m126989) HM
Near Regent Road at Calton Hill, on the left when traveling east.
Calton Hill
Edinburgh’s First Public Park
Welcome to Calton Hill
The Portugese Cannon
This brass cannon has travelled all over the world. Cast in the early 15th century, with the Royal Arms of Spain on its barrel, the cannon was . . . — — Map (db m127023) HM
On Infirmary Street at South Bridge, on the right when traveling west on Infirmary Street.
The Royal Oak
Award winning home of traditional music
After the defeat of James the IV and defeat of
the Scots by the English at the Battle of Flodden,
a great wall was built from the castle around what
is now called the 'Old Town'. . . . — — Map (db m127068) HM
On Princes Street at Hanover Street, on the left when traveling west on Princes Street.
The Scott Monument
This plaque and stone commemorate the restoration of the nearby memorial to one of Scotland’s greatest writers Sir Walter Scott (1771 – 1832).
The Monument was built between 1840 and 1846 with stone from the Binny . . . — — Map (db m127051) HM
On Princes Street at Hanover Street, on the left when traveling west on Princes Street.
The Scott Monument
Erected 1840 – 44 to the Memory of
Sir Walter Scott Bart.
1771 — 1832
Born in Edinburgh, Lawyer and Ardent Patriot,
He Won Enduring Fame as a Romantic Poet and
The Author of the Waverly Novels
This . . . — — Map (db m127055) HM
Near Royal Mile at Johnston Terrace, on the left when traveling west.
The Scottish National War Memorial
‘Their Name Liveth’
To Mark the Centenary and
Sacrifice of the Great War
From 4th August 1914
and
Commemorate the Visit of
Her Majesty the Queen
3rd July 2014 — — Map (db m126886) HM WM
On Chambers Street close to W College Street, on the right when traveling east.
This Statue Of
William Henry Playfair
1790 – 1857
was erected by
James and Amanda Garden · Kenneth and Julia Greig · Bruce and Caroline Minto · Walter and Norma Nimmo · Malcolm Offord · David and Judy Shaw · David and Terri Warnock · . . . — — Map (db m127094) HM
On Lothian Street at Teviot Place, on the left when traveling south on Lothian Street.
The University
of Edinburgh
in honour of
William McEwan
1827 – 1913
MP, Founder of McEwan’s Brewery,
Benefactor of the Medical School
and Graduation Hall — — Map (db m127069) HM
On George IV Bridge at Candlemaker Row, on the left when traveling north on George IV Bridge.
William Nicholson
( 1824 – 1909 )
Distiller, Politician,
Cricket Player, Benefactor
This alehouse is part of the Nicholson's heritage collection. They're all different, yet they all owe something to the man who founded them. William . . . — — Map (db m126985) HM
Behind these gates lies part of the Greyfriars Kirkyard which was used in 1679 as a prison for more than one thousand supporters of the National Covenant who had been defeated by government forces at the battle of Bothwell Brig on 22 June. For more . . . — — Map (db m242684) HM
1925----------1957
603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron
Royal Auxillary Air Force
This Spitfire Is A Memorial To The Valour
Of Those Members of the Squadron Who Gave
Their Live In The Service Of Their Country
"Never In The Field of . . . — — Map (db m86606) WM
On Newhalls Road at Longcraig Road, on the left when traveling east on Newhalls Road.
A Rough Ride
18th century travellers must have welcomed the sight of the Hawes Inn at the end of their bumpy nine mile journey from Edinburgh by stagecoach. The unsurfaced roads were often muddy and full of ruts.
"One unfortunate party were . . . — — Map (db m127820) HM
On Newhalls Road at Longcraig Road, on the left when traveling east on Newhalls Road.
To the men known to have died building the Forth Bridge
( The memorial lists the names, ages and occupations of 73 men, known as 'Briggers'. )( inscribed on the pavement around the memorial )
The Forth Bridge was built . . . — — Map (db m127104) HM
On High Street at The Loan, on the right when traveling east on High Street.
By the Magistrates & Town
Council in Gratitude for the
Liberality and Kindness of
Archibald John Earl of Rosebery
Provost of this Burgh to Whom
The Inhabitants are Indebted
For a Bleaching Green & This
Supply of Water
1817
Restored . . . — — Map (db m127166) HM
On High Street at The Loan, on the right when traveling east on High Street.
In Memory of the Men
Of Queensferry
Who Fell in The Great War
Louis Anderson · William Bain · Alexander Begbie · James Campbell · Melville Christie · Patrick Connolly · Harold Crawford · James Davidson · Thomas Duncan · George Earle · Thomas . . . — — Map (db m127168) WM
International History
Civil Engineering Landmark
THE FORTH BRIDGE
Opened 4 March 1890
Engineers, Sir John Fowler & Sir Benjamin Baner
Main Contractor Tancred Arrol
Presented 27 August 1985 by
Institution of Civil Engineers . . . — — Map (db m85863) HM
On Newhalls Road at Longcraig Road, on the left when traveling east on Newhalls Road.
The Royal Navy
In The Forth
During World War I
In March 1903, the British Government announced that Rosyth Dockyard, a new naval port and base, would be built at St Margaret's Hope on the north side of the Forth, but the main works did not . . . — — Map (db m127821) HM