List of public art in Edinburgh facts for kids

The Scott Monument

This is a list of public art and memorials in Edinburgh, including statues and other sculptures.

Calton Hill

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Playfair's Monument John Playfair	Calton Hill 55°57′17″N 3°10′59″W / 55.9548°N 3.1830°W / 55.9548; -3.1830 (Playfair's Monument)	1825–1826	Playfair, William HenryWilliam Henry Playfair	Square-plan Greek Revival Doric monument	Polished ashlar		Category A–listed	Incorporated in observatory compound wall
	Stewart Monument to Dugald Stewart	Calton Hill 55°57′16″N 3°11′04″W / 55.9545°N 3.1845°W / 55.9545; -3.1845 (Dugald Stewart Monument)	1831	Playfair, William HenryWilliam Henry Playfair	Circular Greek Revival Corinthian monument	Polished ashlar		Category A–listed	Based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens.
	Burns Monument to Robert Burns	Regent Road, Calton Hill 55°57′13″N 3°10′42″W / 55.9535°N 3.1783°W / 55.9535; -3.1783 (Robert Burns Monument)	1831–1839	Hamilton, ThomasThomas Hamilton	Circular Greek Revival Corinthian monument	Ashlar sandstone		Category A–listed	Based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens.
	Political Martyrs' Monument	Old Calton Cemetery 55°57′12″N 3°11′09″W / 55.9534°N 3.1858°W / 55.9534; -3.1858 (Political Martyrs’ Monument)	1844	Hamilton, ThomasThomas Hamilton	Obelisk			Category A–listed (as part of Old Calton Burial Ground)
	Scottish-American Soldiers' Monument	Old Calton Cemetery 55°57′13″N 3°11′10″W / 55.9535°N 3.1861°W / 55.9535; -3.1861 (Scottish-American Soldiers' Monument)	1893	Bissell, George EdwinGeorge Edwin Bissell	Statue with subsidiary sculpture	Bronze figures on red granite pedestal		Category A–listed (as part of Old Calton Burial Ground)	Includes a statue of Abraham Lincoln.
	Stones of Scotland Circle	Regent Road Park 55°57′18″N 3°10′28″W / 55.9549°N 3.1745°W / 55.9549; -3.1745 (Stones of Scotland Circle)	2002	Wyllie, GeorgeGeorge Wyllie et al.	Circle of 32 stone slabs/rocks set in white stone chippings	Stone			Stones from each of Scotland's 32 local authorities; commemorates the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament
	Holodomor Memorial Stone	Calton Hill, near Royal Terrace	2017		Memorial	Stone			Dedicated to the genocide by forced famine in Ukraine, 1932–1933

Colinton

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Covenanters' Memorial	Redford Road 55°54′17″N 3°14′19″W / 55.90468°N 3.238737°W / 55.90468; -3.238737 (Covenanters' Monument)	Erected 1885. Stonework 1738	Adam, WilliamWilliam Adam (architect of Old Royal Infirmary, 1738)	Commemorative column	Stone		Category B–listed	Column formed from 4 engaged Ionic columns from frontispiece of demolished Old Royal Infirmary.
	Stevenson Memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson	Dell Road, Colinton 55°54′31″N 3°15′23″W / 55.908597°N 3.256297°W / 55.908597; -3.256297 (Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial)	2013	Herriot, AlanAlan Herriot	Statue	Bronze		N/A
	Memorial to Army pipers killed in conflict	Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, Redford Barracks	2013	Herriot, AlanAlan Herriot	Statue	Bronze		N/A

Corstorphine

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Kidnapped Alan Breck Stewart and David Balfour, characters from Kidnapped	Corstorphine Road 55°56′42″N 3°14′59″W / 55.94503°N 3.249841°W / 55.94503; -3.249841 (Kidnapped Statue)	2004	Stoddart, AlexanderAlexander Stoddart	Statue pair	Bronze figures. Sandstone pedestal			Unveiled by Sir Sean Connery.
	Gencoo Penguin	Edinburgh Zoo
	Nils Olav Statue of Nils Olav	Edinburgh Zoo

Craigentinny

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Miller Mausoleum of William Henry Miller	Craigentinny Crescent 55°57′26″N 3°08′14″W / 55.9571°N 3.1372°W / 55.9571; -3.1372 (Miller Mausoleum)	1848–1856	Rhind, DavidDavid Rhind (architect); Alfred Gatley (reliefs)	Mausoleum with bas-relief sculpture			Category A–listed

Craigmillar

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Crummy Memorial to Helen Crummy	Outside the East Neighbourhood Centre	2014	Chalk, TimTim Chalk				N/A	Unveiled 21 March 2014 by Richard Demarco.

Cramond

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	The Cramond Fish	Cramond Beach 55°58′47″N 3°17′39″W / 55.979722°N 3.294227°W / 55.979722; -3.294227 (The Cramond Fish)	2009	Rae, RonaldRonald Rae	Sculpture	Pink Corrennie granite			Carved at Cramond Kirk, bought by Cramond community

Inverleith

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Linnaeus Monument to Carl Linnaeus	Chilean Area, Royal Botanic Garden 55°58′01″N 3°12′27″W / 55.966842°N 3.207415°W / 55.966842; -3.207415 (Linnaeus Monument)	1778–1779	Adam, RobertRobert Adam (architect)	Urn on pedestal			Category A–listed
	Ascending Form (Gloria)	Royal Botanic Garden	1958	Hepworth, BarbaraBarbara Hepworth	Sculpture	Bronze
	Rock Form (Porthcurno)	Royal Botanic Garden	1964	Hepworth, BarbaraBarbara Hepworth	Sculpture	Bronze
	Umbra solis	Royal Botanic Garden	1975	Finlay, Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton Finlay and Michael Harvey	Sundial	Slate
	Slate, Hole, Wall	Royal Botanic Garden	1990	Goldsworthy, AndyAndy Goldsworthy (artist) Joe Smith (waller)	Sculpture	Cumbrian slate
	Cone	Royal Botanic Garden	1990	Goldsworthy, AndyAndy Goldsworthy	Sculpture	Ballachulish slate
	Untitled	Royal Botanic Garden	1995	Johnston, AlanAlan Johnston	Sculpture				Made for the exhibition Haus Wittgenstein / Inverleith House.
	East Gates	Royal Botanic Garden	1996	Tindall, BenjaminBenjamin Tindall (architect) Alan Dawson (blacksmith)	Gates	Stainless steel

Leith

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Burns Statue of Robert Burns	Junction of Bernard Street and Constitution Street 55°58′31″N 3°10′00″W / 55.9754°N 3.1668°W / 55.9754; -3.1668 (Robert Burns)	1897–1901	Stevenson, David WatsonDavid Watson Stevenson	Statue	Bronze (statue and reliefs), red granite and red sandstone (pedestal)		Category B–listed	Unveiled 15 October 1898; additional panels unveiled 7 March 1901.
	Victoria Statue of Queen Victoria	Foot of Leith Walk 55°58′15″N 3°10′18″W / 55.9707°N 3.1717°W / 55.9707; -3.1717 (Queen Victoria)	1907	Rhind, John StevensonJohn Stevenson Rhind	Statue	Bronze (statue, reliefs and plaques), granite (pedestal)		Category B–listed
	The Valour of German Culture, or the Kultur Panel	128 Pitt Street	1915	Baxter, WilliamWilliam Baxter	Relief	Terracotta		N/A	Represents apparent German atrocities against Belgian civilians in World War I.
	Leith Mural	North Junction Street 55°58′25″N 3°10′39″W / 55.9737°N 3.1775°W / 55.9737; -3.1775 (Leith Mural)	1986	Chalk, TimTim Chalk and Paul Grime	Mural			N/A
	Robertson Statue of Sandy Irvine Robertson (1942–1999)	The Shore 55°58′41″N 3°10′10″W / 55.9780°N 3.16933°W / 55.9780; -3.16933	1999	Poett, LucyLucy Poett	Statue sitting on bench	Bronze	Life-size	N/A
	6 Times (6th figure)	Ocean Terminal 55°59′01″N 3°10′35″W / 55.9836°N 3.17636°W / 55.9836; -3.17636	2010	Gormley, AntonyAntony Gormley	Statue	Cast iron		N/A
	Scottish Merchant Navy Memorial	Tower Place 55°58′41″N 3°10′08″W / 55.97799°N 3.16898°W / 55.97799; -3.16898	2010	Watson, JillJill Watson	Obelisk	Sandstone and bronze		N/A	Unveiled 16 November 2010 by Princess Anne.

New Town

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Hopetoun Statue of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun	Forecourt of the Royal Bank of Scotland, St Andrew Square 55°57′16″N 3°11′30″W / 55.9545°N 3.1917°W / 55.9545; -3.1917 (Statue of the Earl of Hopetoun)	1834	Campbell, ThomasThomas Campbell	Sculptural group (with horse)	Bronze group and pedestal on granite plinth		Category A–listed	Designed in 1829 as the centrepiece for Charlotte Square, but erected in 1834 at Dundas House.
	Melville Monument to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville	St Andrew Square 55°57′15″N 3°11′36″W / 55.9542°N 3.1932°W / 55.9542; -3.1932 (Melville Monument)	1817–1823 (column) 1822–1827 (statue)	Forrest after Chantrey Robert Forrest after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey	Statue on Doric column	Bronze statue on cream sandstone column		Category A–listed	Architect: William Burn
	George 4 Statue of George IV	Junction of George Street and Hanover Street 55°57′13″N 3°11′50″W / 55.9535°N 3.1973°W / 55.9535; -3.1973 (Statue of George IV)	1825–1831	Chantrey Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey	Statue	Bronze statue on ashlar pedestal		Category A–listed	Unveiled 26 November 1831. Commemorates George IV's visit to Edinburgh in 1822.
	Pitt Statue of William Pitt the Younger	Junction of George Street and Frederick Street 55°57′11″N 3°12′01″W / 55.953°N 3.2004°W / 55.953; -3.2004 (Statue of William Pitt the Younger)	1831–1833	Chantrey Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey	Statue	Bronze statue on ashlar pedestal		Category A–listed
	Albert Memorial to Albert, Prince Consort	Charlotte Square 55°57′06″N 3°12′28″W / 55.9518°N 3.2077°W / 55.9518; -3.2077 (Albert Memorial)	1862–1876	Steell et al Sir John Steell et al.	Equestrian statue with other sculptures	Bronze (statues and reliefs); Peterhead granite (pedestal)		Category A–listed	Architect: David Bryce.
	Sinclair Monument to Catherine Sinclair	Corner of North Charlotte Street / St Colme Street 55°57′12″N 3°12′27″W / 55.9532°N 3.2076°W / 55.9532; -3.2076 (Catherine Sinclair Monument)	1866–1868	Rhind, JohnJohn Rhind	Gothic monument, Eleanor cross type	Cream sandstone		Category A–listed	Architect: David Bryce.
	Chalmers Statue of Thomas Chalmers	Junction of George Street and Castle Street 55°57′09″N 3°12′13″W / 55.9525°N 3.2035°W / 55.9525; -3.2035 (Statue of Thomas Chalmers)	1869–1878	Steell Sir John Steell	Statue	Bronze statue on polished red granite pedestal		Category A–listed
	King's Own Scottish Borderers Memorial	North Bridge 55°57′06″N 3°11′17″W / 55.9517°N 3.1881°W / 55.9517; -3.1881 (King's Own Scottish Borderers' Memorial)	1906	Rhind, William BirnieWilliam Birnie Rhind	Sculptural group	Stone		Category A–listed
	The Manuscript of Monte Cassino	Picardy Place	1991	Paolozzi, EduardoEduardo Paolozzi	Three-part sculpture	Bronze		N/A	Outside St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral.
	Doyle Memorial to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Picardy Place 55°57′25″N 3°11′12″W / 55.956837°N 3.18675°W / 55.956837; -3.18675 (Statue of Sherlock Holmes)	1991	Laing, Gerald OgilvieGerald Ogilvie Laing	Statue (of Sherlock Holmes)	Bronze statue on ashlar pedestal		N/A	Erected by the Federation of Master Builders to mark its 50th anniversary.
	Horse~Rider~Eagle	Silvermills 55°57′34″N 3°12′15″W / 55.959410°N 3.204204°W / 55.959410; -3.204204 (Horse-Rider-Eagle)	1996	Bridge, EoghanEoghan Bridge	Equestrian statue	Bronze		N/A	Commission by Cala Homes for a housing development ceremonially opened by the actor Robert Hardy in April 1997.
	Dreaming Spires	outside the Omni Centre, Greenside Place, Leith Walk 55°57′23″N 3°11′10″W / 55.956344°N 3.186225°W / 55.956344; -3.186225 (Dreaming Spires)	2005	Denerley, HelenHelen Denerley	Statues of giraffes	Recycled metal, painted		N/A	Unveiled 27 July 2005 by Julian Spalding. Includes quotation from the South African poet Roy Campbell at its base.
	Lion of Scotland	St Andrew Square 55°57′17″N 3°11′35″W / 55.954623°N 3.193084°W / 55.954623; -3.193084 (Lion of Scotland)	2006	Rae, RonaldRonald Rae	Sculpture	Pink Corrennie granite		N/A	Originally sited in Holyrood Park; moved to current location in 2010.
	Maxwell Statue of James Clerk Maxwell	George Street 55°57′15″N 3°11′40″W / 55.954053°N 3.194381°W / 55.954053; -3.194381 (Statue of James Clerk Maxwell)	2006–2008	Stoddart, AlexanderAlexander Stoddart	Statue	Bronze statue and reliefs on ashlar pedestal		N/A	Unveiled 25 November 2008.

Niddrie

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Gulliver in Edinburgh			Boyle, JimmyJimmy Boyle	Land art				Demolished in 2011 to make way for flood defences.

Old Town

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Charles 2 Statue of Charles II	Parliament Square 55°56′57″N 3°11′26″W / 55.9492°N 3.1905°W / 55.9492; -3.1905 (Statue of Charles II)	1685	Gibbons Workshop of Grinling Gibbons	Equestrian statue	Lead statue on ashlar pedestal		Category A–listed	The pedestal is an 1835 replica of Robert Mylne's original.
	Alexander and Bucephalus	Courtyard of City Chambers, High Street 55°57′00″N 3°11′25″W / 55.9501°N 3.1903°W / 55.9501; -3.1903 (Alexander and Bucephalus)	1829–1833 (cast 1883)	Steell Sir John Steell	Sculptural group	Bronze group on ashlar pedestal		Category A–listed	Unveiled 18 April 1884. Moved from St Andrew Square in 1916.
	York Statue of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany	Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 55°56′56″N 3°11′52″W / 55.9489°N 3.1979°W / 55.9489; -3.1979 (Statue of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany)	1837	Campbell, ThomasThomas Campbell	Statue	Bronze (statue and pedestal)		Category B–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group.
	78th Highlanders Memorial	Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 55°56′56″N 3°11′49″W / 55.9490°N 3.1969°W / 55.9490; -3.1969 (78th Highlanders Memorial)	1861	Hunter, S.S. Hunter (carver); Messrs Sutherland (masonic work)	Celtic cross	Dark stone		Category B–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group.	Anderson Sir Robert Rowand Anderson (architect)
	Greyfriars Bobby Fountain	George IV Bridge, near Greyfriars Kirk 55°56′49″N 3°11′29″W / 55.9469°N 3.1913°W / 55.9469; -3.1913 (Greyfriars Bobby Fountain)	1873	Brodie, WilliamWilliam Brodie	Drinking fountain with statuette	Bronze (statuette and plaques); red granite (plinth and basins)		Category A–listed
	Mackenzie Monument to Colonel Kenneth Mackenzie	Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 55°56′56″N 3°11′51″W / 55.9489°N 3.1974°W / 55.9489; -3.1974 (Colonel Mackenzie Monument)	1875	Steell Sir John Steell	Celtic cross	Dark stone cross on rubble plinth with red granite plaque		Category B–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group.
	Fame (or Nike), Prosperity and Plenty	Bank of Scotland, Bank Street	c. 1878	Rhind, attr Attributed to John Rhind	Architectural sculpture			Category A–listed
	72nd Highlanders Memorial	Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 55°56′56″N 3°11′53″W / 55.9489°N 3.1981°W / 55.9489; -3.1981 (72nd Highlanders Memorial)	1882–1883	MacDonald, Field & Co.	Obelisk	Pink Peterhead granite and bronze		Category C(S)–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group.
	Mercat Cross	Parliament Square 55°56′59″N 3°11′25″W / 55.9497°N 3.1902°W / 55.9497; -3.1902 (Mercat Cross)	1885	Mitchell, SydneySydney Mitchell and George Arthur (architects); John Rhind (sculptor)	Mercat cross	Hermand sandstone		Category A–listed
	Queensberry Memorial Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch	West Parliament Square 55°56′58″N 3°11′30″W / 55.9495°N 3.1917°W / 55.9495; -3.1917 (Queensberry Memorial)	1885–1888	Boehm Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm	Statue	Bronze statue on hexagonal stone pedestal with three tiers of bronze decoration		Category A–listed	Architect: Sir Robert Rowand Anderson
	Chambers Statue of William Chambers	Chambers Street 55°56′51″N 3°11′23″W / 55.94738°N 3.18979°W / 55.94738; -3.18979 (William Chambers)	1888–1891	Rhind, JohnJohn Rhind or William Birnie Rhind	Statue	Bronze (statue and reliefs), red sandstone (pedestal)		Category B–listed	Architect: Hippolyte Blanc
	Witches' Well Women accused of witchcraft executed nearby	Castlehill 55°56′56″N 3°11′47″W / 55.94890°N 3.19643°W / 55.94890; -3.19643 (Witches' Well)	1894	Duncan, JohnJohn Duncan	Memorial drinking fountain with plaque	Bronze ?
	Knox Statue of John Knox	New College Quadrangle 55°56′59″N 3°11′42″W / 55.9496°N 3.1951°W / 55.9496; -3.1951 (Statue of John Knox)	1896	Hutchison, JohnJohn Hutchison	Statue	Bronze (statue), red sandstone (pedestal)		Category C(S)–listed
	Scottish Horse Boer War Memorial	Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 55°56′56″N 3°11′51″W / 55.9489°N 3.1974°W / 55.9489; -3.1974 (Scottish Horse Memorial)	1905–1910	McGlashan, StewartStewart McGlashan and Son	Celtic cross	Pink granite		Category C(S)–listed. Part of Esplanade Category A–listed group.
	Black Watch Boer War Memorial	The Mound, corner of Market Street and North Bank Street 55°57′00″N 3°11′40″W / 55.9501°N 3.1945°W / 55.9501; -3.1945 (Black Watch Memorial)	1908–1910	Rhind, William BirnieWilliam Birnie Rhind	Statue	Bronze (statue and relief), red granite (pedestal)		Category A–listed
	Edward 7 Statue of Edward VII	Holyrood Palace forecourt 55°57′10″N 3°10′25″W / 55.9529°N 3.1736°W / 55.9529; -3.1736 (Statue of Edward VII)	1922	Gamley, Henry SnellHenry Snell Gamley	Statue	Bronze statue on stone pedestal		Part of Category A–listed group
	Haig Statue of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig	Hospital Square, Edinburgh Castle 55°56′56″N 3°12′06″W / 55.948862°N 3.201779°W / 55.948862; -3.201779 (Statue of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig)	1923	Wade George Edward Wade	Equestrian statue	Bronze statue on rubble stone plinth		Category B–listed	Moved from Castle Esplanade 2011
	Robert the Bruce Statue of Robert the Bruce	Edinburgh Castle Gatehouse 55°56′55″N 3°11′55″W / 55.948551°N 3.198598°W / 55.948551; -3.198598 (Statue of Robert Bruce)	1929	Clapperton, Thomas JohnThomas John Clapperton	Statue in niche	Bronze		Category A–listed (with gatehouse)	Erected to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Bruce's death. Architect of the niche: Sir Robert Lorimer.
	Wallace Statue of William Wallace	Edinburgh Castle Gatehouse 55°56′55″N 3°11′55″W / 55.948577°N 3.198598°W / 55.948577; -3.198598 (Statue of William Wallace)	1929	Carrick, AlexanderAlexander Carrick	Statue in niche	Bronze		Category A–listed (with gatehouse)	Architect of the niche: Sir Robert Lorimer
	Covenanters' Memorial	Grassmarket 55°56′52″N 3°11′41″W / 55.947827°N 3.194772°W / 55.947827; -3.194772 (Covenanters' Memorial)	1937		Raised circle in pavement	Red and grey granite setts		Category C(S)–listed
	Hume Statue of David Hume	Outside Court House, Lawnmarket, Royal Mile 55°56′58″N 3°11′33″W / 55.94956°N 3.192625°W / 55.94956; -3.192625 (Statue of David Hume)	1995–1997	Stoddart, AlexanderAlexander Stoddart	Statue	Bronze		N/A
	Stephen Memorial to Susannah Alice Stephen	James' Court, off Lawnmarket (Royal Mile) 55°56′58″N 3°11′39″W / 55.949548°N 3.19422°W / 55.949548; -3.19422 (Zannah Stephen Memorial)	2000	Pelly, FrancesFrances Pelly	Sculpture on stepped plinth	Bronze		N/A
	Smith Statue of Adam Smith	outside St Giles' Cathedral 55°56′59″N 3°11′24″W / 55.949764°N 3.190069°W / 55.949764; -3.190069 (Statue of Adam Smith)	2003–2008	Stoddart, AlexanderAlexander Stoddart	Statue	Bronze		N/A
	Fergusson Statue of Robert Fergusson	outside the Kirk of the Canongate 55°57′06″N 3°10′46″W / 55.951574°N 3.179363°W / 55.951574; -3.179363 (Statue of Robert Fergusson)	2004	Annand, DavidDavid Annand	Statue	Bronze		N/A
	Braidwood Statue of James Braidwood	Parliament Square 55°56′58″N 3°11′24″W / 55.949495°N 3.190013°W / 55.949495; -3.190013 (Statue of James Braidwood)	2006–2008	Mackay, KennyKenny Mackay	Statue	Bronze		N/A
	Work No. 1059	The Scotsman Steps 55°57′04″N 3°11′19″W / 55.951215°N 3.188660°W / 55.951215; -3.188660 (Scotsman Steps)	2011	Creed, MartinMartin Creed	Installation	Marble		N/A	Commissioned by The Fruitmarket Gallery.
	Playfair Statue of William Henry Playfair	Chambers Street 55°56′51″N 3°11′20″W / 55.94757°N 3.18893°W / 55.94757; -3.18893 (Statue of William Henry Playfair)	2016	Stoddart, AlexanderAlexander Stoddart	Statue	Bronze		N/A

Portobello

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Coade Stone Pillars	Portobello Promenade

Princes Street

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Scott Statue of Sir Walter Scott	Scott Monument, East Princes Street Gardens 55°57′09″N 3°11′36″W / 55.952399°N 3.193304°W / 55.952399; -3.193304 (Scott Monument)	1848 (installed)	Steell Sir John Steell	Statue	Carrara marble		Category A–listed	Architect: George Meikle Kemp.
	Wellington Statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington	General Register House, Princes Street 55°57′13″N 3°11′21″W / 55.9535°N 3.1892°W / 55.9535; -3.1892 (Duke of Wellington)	1848–1852	Steell Sir John Steell	Equestrian statue	Bronze (statue); red Aberdeen granite (pedestal)		Category A–listed	Architects: David Bryce and James Gowans.
	Ramsay Statue of Allan Ramsay	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′06″N 3°11′50″W / 55.9517°N 3.1973°W / 55.9517; -3.1973 (Allan Ramsay)	1850	Steell Sir John Steell	Statue	Carrara marble		Category A–listed	Architect: David Bryce (1865).
	The Genius of Architecture Crowning the Theory and Practice of Art	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′04″N 3°11′54″W / 55.9510°N 3.1983°W / 55.9510; -3.1983 (Genius of Architecture group)	1862	Brodie, WilliamWilliam Brodie	Sculptural group	Marble		Category B–listed
	Ross Fountain	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′00″N 3°12′11″W / 55.95005°N 3.202994°W / 55.95005; -3.202994 (Ross Fountain)	1862–1872	Klagmann, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste Klagmann	Fountain with sculptures	Gilt cast iron		Category A–listed	Architects: Peddie and Kinnear.
	Wilson Statue of John Wilson	East Princes Street Gardens 55°57′08″N 3°11′42″W / 55.9521°N 3.1951°W / 55.9521; -3.1951 (John Wilson)	1863–1865	Steell Sir John Steell	Statue	Bronze statue on ashlar plinth		Category A–listed	Architect: David Bryce.
	Livingstone Statue of David Livingstone	East Princes Street Gardens 55°57′09″N 3°11′34″W / 55.9525°N 3.1927°W / 55.9525; -3.1927 (David Livingstone)	1875–1876	Hill, Amelia RobertsonAmelia Robertson Hill	Statue	Bronze statue on stone plinth		Category A–listed
	Black Statue of Adam Black	East Princes Street Gardens 55°57′08″N 3°11′40″W / 55.9522°N 3.1944°W / 55.9522; -3.1944 (Adam Black)	1876–1877	Hutchison, JohnJohn Hutchison	Statue	Bronze		Category A–listed
	Simpson Statue of Sir James Young Simpson	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′01″N 3°12′18″W / 55.9504°N 3.2050°W / 55.9504; -3.2050 (James Young Simpson)	1877	Brodie, WilliamWilliam Brodie	Statue	Bronze		Category B–listed
	Ramsay Memorial to Dean Edward Bannerman Ramsay	West Princes Street Gardens, behind the church of St John the Evangelist 55°57′01″N 3°12′21″W / 55.950264°N 3.205931°W / 55.950264; -3.205931 (Dean Ramsay Memorial)	1877–1879	Anderson, Robert RowandRobert Rowand Anderson	Celtic cross	Granite with bronze reliefs		Category A–listed (with church)
	Royal Scots Greys Memorial	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′05″N 3°11′58″W / 55.9514°N 3.1994°W / 55.9514; -3.1994 (Royal Scots Greys Memorial)	1906	Rhind, William BirnieWilliam Birnie Rhind	Equestrian statue	Bronze statue on rock plinth		Category B–listed	Unveiled 16 November 1906 by the Earl of Rosebery.
	Guthrie Statue of Thomas Guthrie	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′03″N 3°12′09″W / 55.9508°N 3.2026°W / 55.9508; -3.2026 (Thomas Guthrie)	1907–1910	Pomeroy, Frederick WilliamFrederick William Pomeroy	Statue	Portland stone statue and pedestal		Category B–listed
	Scottish American Memorial	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′02″N 3°12′07″W / 55.950556°N 3.201944°W / 55.950556; -3.201944 (Scots American War Memorial)	1923–1927	McKenzie, Robert TaitRobert Tait McKenzie	Screen with relief and statue in front	Stone (screen and pedestal), bronze (reliefs and statue)		Category B–listed	Unveiled 7 September 1927. Architect: Reginald Fairlie.
	Royal Scots Memorial	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′04″N 3°11′50″W / 55.9511°N 3.1973°W / 55.9511; -3.1973 (Royal Scots Memorial)	1948–1952	Mears et al. Sir Frank Charles Mears et al.	Enclosure of standing stones	Stone with bronze plaques		Category B–listed	Unveiled 26 July 1952 by Princess Mary, Colonel in Chief of the Regiment.
	Norwegian War Memorial	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′01″N 3°12′08″W / 55.9502°N 3.2021°W / 55.9502; -3.2021 (Norwegian War Memorial)	1978		Commemorative stone mounted on three smaller stones			N/A
	Stevenson Memorial to Robert Louis Stevenson	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′00″N 3°12′08″W / 55.9500°N 3.2023°W / 55.9500; -3.2023 (Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial)	1987–1989	Finlay, Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton Finlay	Standing stone set in a grove of birch trees	Flagstone		Category A–listed	Unveiled 14 July 1989 by Dame Muriel Spark.
	Spanish Brigade Memorial	East Princes Street Gardens	1988		Commemorative stone			N/A
	Bum the Dog (of San Diego)	West Princes Street Gardens, King's Stables Road Entrance 55°56′54″N 3°12′12″W / 55.948417°N 3.203388°W / 55.948417; -3.203388 (Bum the dog (of San Diego))	2008	McCain, JessicaJessica McCain	Statue	Bronze		N/A	Presented by the San Diego–Edinburgh Sister City Society
	Wojtek (Voytek), the Soldier Bear	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′03″N 3°12′07″W / 55.950833°N 3.202028°W / 55.950833; -3.202028 (Wojtek, the Soldier Bear Memorial)	2015	Herriot, AlanAlan Herriot	Sculptural group	Bronze on granite base		N/A
	Lulla-Bye (Children's Memorial)	West Princes Street Gardens 55°57′03″N 3°11′55″W / 55.950939°N 3.198579°W / 55.950939; -3.198579 (Lulla-Bye, The Children’s Memoriall)	2019	Scott, AndyAndy Scott	Sculpture	Bronze	8ft (2.4m)	N/A	Cast by Powderhall Bronze; gifted by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Riccarton

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Watt Statue of James Watt	Heriot Watt Campus 55°54′33″N 3°19′12″W / 55.90930°N 3.32003°W / 55.90930; -3.32003 (Statue of James Watt)	1854	Slater, PeterPeter Slater after Sir Francis Chantrey	Statue	Bronze			Moved from Chambers Street, Edinburgh

South Gyle

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	The Wealth of Nations	Redheughs Avenue	1993	Paolozzi, EduardoEduardo Paolozzi	Sculpture	Cast metal			Features a quotation from Albert Einstein
	Pigeon	South Gyle Crescent			Statue	Cast metal
	Seagull	South Gyle Crescent			Sculpture	Cast metal
	Bird	South Gyle Crescent			Sculpture	Cast metal
	Concrete Jungle	Gyle Centre	1994	Watson, AlanAlan Watson	Sculpture	Concrete
	Stacked Shades	Gyle Centre	1994	Smith, MarionMarion Smith	Sculpture
	Figure in a Landscape	Gyle Centre	1994	Stewart, SylviaSylvia Stewart	Sculpture				Information plaque missing
	Veil	Gyle Centre	1994	Kempsall, JakeJake Kempsall	Sculpture
	Fossil Tree	Gyle Centre	1994	Scott, BillBill Scott	Sculpture
	Figure in a Landscape	Gyle Centre	1990s	Finlay, Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton Finlay	Sculpture				Arcade of pillars
	Scottish Writers	Edinburgh Park	1990s	various	Herms				12 herms of Scottish poets

Southside

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Runestone U 1173	Adjacent to 50 George Square 55°56′27″N 3°11′12″W / 55.9409°N 3.1866°W / 55.9409; -3.1866 (Runestone)	1010–1050 c. 1010–1050	?	Runestone	Granite			Originally from Uppland, Sweden, the stone was presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1787.
	Middle Meadow Walk Gatepiers	Lauriston Place 55°56′43″N 3°11′28″W / 55.9453°N 3.1911°W / 55.9453; -3.1911 (Middle Meadow Walk Gatepiers)	1840s	George Smith (pillars); Alexander Handyside Ritchie (unicorns)	Pair of octagonal gatepiers (pillars) surmounted by unicorns	Stone		Category B–listed
	Brewster Statue of David Brewster	Opposite Joseph Black building, at King's Buildings Campus 55°55′18″N 3°10′18″W / 55.921773°N 3.1717604°W / 55.921773; -3.1717604 (Parthenope and Egeria)	1877	Brodie, WilliamWilliam Brodie	Sculpture		55°55′27″N 3°10′34″W / 55.9242226°N 3.1762067°W / 55.9242226; -3.1762067 (Statue of David Brewster)	N/A
	Melville Drive (east end) Ornamental Pillars	Melville Drive (east end) 55°56′25″N 3°11′00″W / 55.9403°N 3.1833°W / 55.9403; -3.1833 (Melville Drive pillars)	1880	Lessels, JohnJohn Lessels	Pair of square pillars surmounted by heraldic beasts – lion on N, unicorn on S	Polished ashlar		Category B–listed	Presented to the City by the printing and publishing firm of Thomas Nelson and Sons.
	Tait Memorial to Archbishop Archibald Tait	Old Medical School, Teviot Place 55°56′41″N 3°11′26″W / 55.944818°N 3.19043°W / 55.944818; -3.19043 (Archbishop Tait Memorial)	1884–1885	Raggi, MarioMario Raggi	Bust in columned niche	Bronze		Category A–listed (with Old Medical School)	Unveiled 27 February 1885. Marks the site of Tait's birthplace.
	Brass Founders' Pillar	Nicolson Square 55°56′46″N 3°11′07″W / 55.9460°N 3.1854°W / 55.9460; -3.1854 (Brassfounders' Pillar)	1886	Gowans Sir James Gowans (column); John Stevenson Rhind (statuette)	Statuette on pillar	Bronze statuette and column on granite base		Category B–listed	Commissioned for the Edinburgh International Exhibition of 1886, where it won a gold medal
	Masons' Pillars	Melville Drive (west end) 55°56′31″N 3°12′01″W / 55.9420°N 3.2003°W / 55.9420; -3.2003 (Masons' Pillars)	1886	Gowans Sir James Gowans	Pair of octagonal pillars, surmounted by unicorns	Stone (from 17 different quarries)		Category B–listed. Part of B group with Sundial	Erected by the Master Builders and Operative Masons of Edinburgh and Leith as a permanent memento of the Edinburgh International Exhibition.
	Prince Albert Victor Sundial	West Meadows Park 55°56′30″N 3°11′56″W / 55.9418°N 3.1988°W / 55.9418; -3.1988 (Sundial)	1886	Gowans Sir James Gowans	Sundial. Octagonal shaft with bronze armillary sphere	Stone (from 10 different quarries)		Category B–listed. Part of B group with Masons' Pillars	Erected in commemoration of the opening of the Edinburgh International Exhibition on 6 May 1886 by Prince Albert Victor.
	McEwan McEwan Lantern Pillar	Bristo Square 55°56′43″N 3°11′20″W / 55.945346°N 3.188812°W / 55.945346; -3.188812 (McEwan Lantern Pillar)	1890 c. 1890	Anderson, Robert RowandRobert Rowand Anderson (architect)	Tapering tower with relief carving and lamp	Portland stone and cast iron		Category B–listed. Part of A group with McEwan Hall
	Rhinoceros head Jim Haynes	Informatics Forum, Charles Street	2012 (unveiled)	Darrell William Darrell	Architectural sculpture	Bronze		N/A
	Haynes The Haynes Nano-stage Jim Haynes	Informatics Forum, corner of Crichton Street and Charles Street	2012 (unveiled)	Forsyth David Forsyth	Sculpture	Stainless steel		N/A
	Egeria	Originally outside the Michael Swann building; now outside Murray library at King's Buildings Campus 55°55′18″N 3°10′18″W / 55.921773°N 3.1717604°W / 55.921773; -3.1717604 (Parthenope and Egeria)	12 March 1997 (unveiled)	Paolozzi, EduardoEduardo Paolozzi	Sculpture	Bronze		N/A	Statues removed in March 2017 from the Swann building. Relocated, following conservation, in May 2017 to Murray library at King's Buildings.
	Parthenope	Outside Murray library at King's Buildings Campus 55°55′18″N 3°10′18″W / 55.921773°N 3.1717604°W / 55.921773; -3.1717604 (Parthenope and Egeria)	12 March 1997 (unveiled)	Paolozzi, EduardoEduardo Paolozzi	Sculpture	Bronze		N/A
	The Dreamer Memorial to Dr. Winifred Rushforth, OBE	George Square Gardens	1997	Chris Hall		Stone		N/A	Unveiled by Prince Charles
	Your Next Breath	Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 55°56′48″N 3°11′05″W / 55.94666°N 3.18482°W / 55.94666; -3.18482 (Your Next Breath)	2022	Hunter, KennyKenny Hunter	Sculpture	Bronze		N/A	Dedicated to NHS workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. Received the 2023 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture.

Stockbridge

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Hygeia	St Bernard's Well 55°57′19″N 3°12′41″W / 55.9553°N 3.2115°W / 55.9553; -3.2115 (St Bernard's Well)	1888	Stevenson, David WatsonDavid Watson Stevenson	Statue			Category A–listed

Trinity

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Edward 7 Statue of Edward VII	Victoria Park, Newhaven Road 55°58′31″N 3°11′28″W / 55.9752°N 3.1910°W / 55.9752; -3.1910 (King Edward VII)	1914	Rhind, John StevensonJohn Stevenson Rhind	Statue	Bronze (statue); stone (pedestal)		Category B–listed	Erected by Leith Town Council.

West End

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Melville Statue of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville	Melville Crescent 55°56′59″N 3°12′50″W / 55.9497°N 3.2139°W / 55.9497; -3.2139 (Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville)	1857	Steell Sir John Steell	Statue	Bronze statue on sandstone pedestal		Category A–listed
	Gladstone Memorial to William Ewart Gladstone	Coates Crescent Gardens 55°56′55″N 3°12′44″W / 55.9485°N 3.2123°W / 55.9485; -3.2123 (Gladstone Memorial)	1902–1916	Macgillivray, James PittendrighJames Pittendrigh Macgillivray	Statue with other sculptures	Bronze statues on granite pedestals		Category A–listed	Unveiled 18 January 1917 at St Andrew Square by the Earl of Rosebery. Moved to this, its original intended location, in 1955.
	Woman and Child	Festival Square, Lothian Road 55°56′49″N 3°12′22″W / 55.9469°N 3.2062°W / 55.9469; -3.2062 (Woman and Child)	1985–1986	Davidson, AnneAnne Davidson	Sculptural group	Bronze		N/A	Unveiled 22 July 1986 by Suganya Chetty. Dedicated to "all those killed or imprisoned for their stand against apartheid".
	First Conundrum	Festival Square, Lothian Road 55°56′49″N 3°12′25″W / 55.947049°N 3.206943°W / 55.947049; -3.206943 (First Conundrum)		Fouw, Remco deRemco de Fouw	Sculptural group	Stone		N/A
	Horse & Rider	Rutland Court 55°56′53″N 3°12′31″W / 55.948145°N 3.208686°W / 55.948145; -3.208686 (Horse & Rider)	1993	Bridge, EoghanEoghan Bridge	Equestrian statue	Bronze		N/A	Commission by Baillie Gifford as part of a percent for art scheme.

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	La Vierge d'Alsace (The Virgin of Alsace)	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two	1919–1921	Bourdelle, AntoineAntoine Bourdelle	Statue	Bronze		N/A
	Reclining Figure	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One	1951	Moore, HenryHenry Moore	Sculpture	Bronze (sculpture and pedestal)		N/A
	Master of the Universe	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two	1989	Paolozzi, EduardoEduardo Paolozzi	Sculpture	Bronze		N/A
	Landform	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One	2001	Jencks, CharlesCharles Jencks	Land art			N/A
	Macduff Circle	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two	2002	Long, RichardRichard Long	Land art	Slate		N/A
	6 Times (1st figure)	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One	2010	Gormley, AntonyAntony Gormley	Statue			N/A