Tour Scotland Photograph Black Watch Memorial Edinburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of the Black Watch Memorial, Edinburgh, Scotland. Standing proud at the corner of Market Street and North Bank Street on the Mound this bronze statue of a Black Watch soldier in Highland dress is dedicated. " To the Memory of Officers, Non Commissioned Officers and Men of The Black Watch Who Fell In The South African War 1899 to 1902. " The South African War, sometimes called the Boer War, began on October 11 1899, following a Boer ultimatum that the British should cease building up their forces in the region. The Boers had refused to grant political rights to non Boer settlers, known as Uitlanders, most of whom were British, or to grant civil rights to Africans.



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Tour Scotland Video Ross Fountain Edinburgh

Tour Scotland video of Ross Fountain, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ross Fountain is an ornate iron fountain from the mid 19th century located at the west end of the gardens. Figures depicted on the fountain include mermaids and four females depicting science, the arts, poetry and industry. A final female figure stands at the apex of the fountain. After being cast in the Durenne Ironworks at Haute-Marne in the early 1860s, it was displayed at The Great Exhibition in London in 1862 where it was seen by philanthropist and gun-maker Daniel Ross, who bought it for the City of Edinburgh. Having been transported in 122 pieces, it arrived in Leith in 1869. Great deliberation followed as to the most appropriate location for the statue, with it finally being installed in Prince's Street Gardens in 1872.

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August 17th Photograph Market Edinburgh Scotland

August 17th photograph of a Market by the Mound in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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August 17th Photograph Red Telephone Box Scotland

August 17th photograph of a performer sitting on top of a Red Telephone Box on the Royal Mile at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video National Gallery

Tour Scotland photograph of the National Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is the national art gallery of Scotland. An elaborate neoclassical edifice, it stands on The Mound, between the two sections of Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. The building, which was designed by William Henry Playfair, first opened to the public in 1859.



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