Field Visit
Date 30 July 1999
Event ID 612428
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612428
On the left above the archway is the coat of arms of Edinburgh: a shield decorated with a three-towered castle, flanked by a maiden and a hind. On the right is the badge of The Royal Scots.
Inscriptions : Around top of archway (raised letters, some missing):
THE QU[EEN'S] RIFLE V[OLU]NTEE[R] B[RIGAD]E "THE ROYAL SCOTS" / HEADQUARTERS
In the pediment above the archway (raised numbers): 1904
Signatures : None
Design period : 1902 - 1904 (1)
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0117)