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Royal Scots Memorial

Situated South east end of West Princes Street Gardens the Royal Scots Memorial, created by Frank Mears and Partners and C. D'Orville Pilkington Jackson, is an enclosure of semicircular of rectangular standing stones depicting the history of the regiment.

The central stone is inscribed with names of the campaigns in which the Regiment took part and a central bronze plaque shows the insignia of George VI.

The memorial was unveiled on 5th August 1952 by HRH Princess Mary, the Cononel in Chief. The final stone was unveiled on 9th of May 2007 by HRH Princess Ann to comemorate the end of the Regiment.

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