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Catherine Sinclair Monument, North Charlotte Street, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Latitude: 55.9532 / 55°57'11"N

Longitude: -3.2076 / 3°12'27"W

OS Eastings: 324691

OS Northings: 674010

OS Grid: NT246740

Mapcode National: GBR 8KF.RF

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.PMSK

Plus Code: 9C7RXQ3R+7X

Entry Name: Catherine Sinclair Monument, North Charlotte Street, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Queen Street and North Charlotte Street, Catherine Sinclair Monument

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365170

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27832

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, North Charlotte Street, Catherine Sinclair Monument

ID on this website: 200365170

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

David Bryce, 1866-8. Sculptor John Rhind. Cream sandstone gothic monument of Eleanor Cross type mounted on stepped hexagonal pedestal. Hexagonal monument of 3 receding blind arcaded stages surmounted by crocketed pinnacle. Each bay with colonnetted pointed arch niche, and crocketed and finialed gable; dividing buttresses; gableheads at 1st stage with trefoils, at 2nd stage with monogram CS. Later inscription at base.

Statement of Interest

Catherine Sinclair, 1800-1864, was a philanthropist, and author of Holiday House. The inscription was added in 1901.

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