Rob Roy statue in Edinburgh.....

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:26 pm

I was wondering if there were any photos online of the sculpture at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, and if the names of the person who modelled for it as well as the sculptor are known.

dennis

Scott Monument · Post by **Scott Monument** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 5:25 pm

I didn't know there was such a statue. Now I've done a little web searching, I've eventually found a reference to its existence.

http://members.fortunecity.com/gillonj/ ... tmonument/

One of the main features of Kemp's design for the Monument were the 64 niches which were intended to hold statues representing characters from Scott's novels and poems. Eight of these were filled during the erection of the Monument, and the centenary of Scott's birth in 1871 resulted in funds being raised for a further 24, however, the final 32 statuettes were not in place until 1882. They include representations of Jeannie Deans, The Last Minstrel, the Glee Maiden, Dandie Dinmont and Rob Roy.

I shall search for a while longer and see of there is a picture of it online.

There is a TalkingScot member whose ancestors include the sculptor of the Sir Walter Scott (and his dog) statue that sits below the monument.

SWS Monument

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Scott Monument · Post by **Scott Monument** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 5:35 pm

10 minutes later...

http://sites.scran.ac.uk/scottmon/pages ... gregor.htm

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Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:19 pm

Thanks for locatng the statue

dennis