Monument to Sir Walter Scott.

Called a "steeple without a church" it's a gothic style monument to the Scot writer of Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and others.    There are 287 steps to get to the top, stopping in a small room at the first level and two "observatoin decks" above.   Warning!   The last set of stairs is so tight you better not be a broad shouldered claustrophobe!   It's a tight fit to pass people on the stairs below, it's impossible on the third set - you will rub your shoulders against the walls!   But the view from the top is worth it.

Image © 2001 Andrew Wm. Robson.

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