The Political Martyrs Monument is a Category A listed memorial to the Scottish Martyrs to Liberty and stands on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It is a tall ashlar obelisk on a square-plan base plinth. The Scottish Martyrs were five men who were imprisoned for campaigning for parliamentary reform in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The five were accused of sedition and transported to Australia in 1794, being allowed to return some 15 years later.

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  • The Political Martyrs Monument is a Category A listed memorial to the Scottish Martyrs to Liberty and stands on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It is a tall ashlar obelisk on a square-plan base plinth. The Scottish Martyrs were five men who were imprisoned for campaigning for parliamentary reform in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The five were accused of sedition and transported to Australia in 1794, being allowed to return some 15 years later. The monument is in the form of a 100 ft obelisk of grey-black sandstone blocks, and is inscribed with the names of the five men:- Thomas Muir Joseph Gerrald Thomas Fyshe Palmer William Skirving and Maurice Margarot It states it was erected by the Friends of the People society in 1844. The monument stands in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, a focal point for Scottish national pride.
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  • The Political Martyrs Monument is a Category A listed memorial to the Scottish Martyrs to Liberty and stands on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It is a tall ashlar obelisk on a square-plan base plinth. The Scottish Martyrs were five men who were imprisoned for campaigning for parliamentary reform in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The five were accused of sedition and transported to Australia in 1794, being allowed to return some 15 years later.
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