{"id":2444,"date":"2025-11-24T12:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/attraction\/scott-monument\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:53:58","slug":"scott-monument","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/attraction\/scott-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"top-banner section--animate top-banner--reversed  \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs fade-in\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"17\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M6.92318 13.8495V11.8111C6.92318 11.2907 7.34811 10.8689 7.87229 10.8689H9.78841C10.0401 10.8689 10.2815 10.9681 10.4595 11.1448C10.6375 11.3215 10.7375 11.5612 10.7375 11.8111V13.8495C10.7359 14.0659 10.8214 14.2739 10.9749 14.4274C11.1284 14.581 11.3374 14.6673 11.5553 14.6673H12.8625C13.4731 14.6689 14.0592 14.4292 14.4914 14.0012C14.9237 13.5732 15.1667 12.992 15.1667 12.3859V6.57856C15.1666 6.08896 14.948 5.62455 14.5697 5.31043L10.1227 1.78456C9.34911 1.16636 8.24074 1.18632 7.49026 1.83197L3.14467 5.31043C2.74849 5.61529 2.5117 6.08107 2.5 6.57856V12.3799C2.5 13.6432 3.53159 14.6673 4.80412 14.6673H6.08153C6.53415 14.6673 6.902 14.3048 6.90528 13.8555L6.92318 13.8495Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"article__img fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.1s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_1139103467-752x600.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_1139103467-1504x1200.jpg 2x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.2s\">Scott Monument<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-group fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/destination\/edinburgh\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn--pill\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tedinburgh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn btn--pill\">\u00a3<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/experiences.travelodge.co.uk\/en-GB\/GBP\/30089406e495186f880c2a63218897a7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn--pill\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbook now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M14 6.50001L14 2.50001M14 2.50001H9.99999M14 2.50001L8 8.5M6.66667 2.5H5.2C4.0799 2.5 3.51984 2.5 3.09202 2.71799C2.71569 2.90973 2.40973 3.21569 2.21799 3.59202C2 4.01984 2 4.57989 2 5.7V11.3C2 12.4201 2 12.9802 2.21799 13.408C2.40973 13.7843 2.71569 14.0903 3.09202 14.282C3.51984 14.5 4.07989 14.5 5.2 14.5H10.8C11.9201 14.5 12.4802 14.5 12.908 14.282C13.2843 14.0903 13.5903 13.7843 13.782 13.408C14 12.9802 14 12.4201 14 11.3V9.83333\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.4s\">Dominating the east end of Princes Street Gardens, this magnificent Gothic spire is dedicated to the beloved Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. 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