Political Martyrs’ Monument
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The Political Martyrs’ Monument is an obelisk on Calton Hill in Edinburgh commemorating late-18th-century Scottish political reformers who were imprisoned and transported for their radical views.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Political Martyrs’ Monument canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
obelisk ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Hamilton ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical ⓘ |
| category |
1840s architecture in Scotland
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Edinburgh ⓘ Obelisks in Scotland ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Scottish Martyrs to Liberty
ⓘ
campaigners for parliamentary reform ⓘ political martyrs ⓘ radical political reformers ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 55.953°N 3.182°W ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Joseph Gerrald
ⓘ
Maurice Margarot NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish political reformers ⓘ Thomas Fyshe Palmer ⓘ Thomas Muir of Huntershill ⓘ William Skirving ⓘ late-18th-century political reformers ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
names of the Scottish political martyrs
ⓘ
references to transportation to Australia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
inscription panels
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obelisk shaft ⓘ pedestal ⓘ |
| height |
27 metres
ⓘ
90 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
listed monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1844 ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Old Calton Burial Ground
ⓘ
surface form:
Calton Hill burial ground
|
| location |
Calton Hill
ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearby |
National Monument of Scotland
ⓘ
Nelson Monument ⓘ Old Calton Burial Ground ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
Calton Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Calton Hill monuments ensemble
|
| purpose |
to commemorate struggle for democratic reform in Britain
ⓘ
to honour transported political prisoners ⓘ |
| significantEvent | erection of monument in 1844 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | heritage conservation efforts ⓘ |
| theme |
civil liberties
ⓘ
parliamentary reform ⓘ political reform ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.