Master of All He Surveyed

Well, Mr Dundas certainly thought he was when he usurped the church intended for the site on St Andrew's Sq to build his mansion.

"The Melville Monument is a fluted column atop which is the stone statue of Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville. Viscount Melville (or Lord Melville) was an aristocratic 18th century politician, but more importantly the King's Chancellor, and has been described as the most powerful Scot of his day."

http://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/melville_monument.htm

But it made an impressive sight as the sun rose when I was changing buses this morning.