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Edinburgh, Middle Meadow Walk, Pillars
Gate Pier(S) (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Middle Meadow Walk, Pillars
Classification Gate Pier(S) (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) The Meadows; Lauriston Place
Canmore ID 125728
Site Number NT27SE 1983.05
NGR NT 25709 73112
NGR Description NT 25709 73112 and NT 25689 73107
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/125728
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 1983.00 Edinburgh, The Meadows, General
1983.01 Edinburgh, The Meadows, Sundial
1983.02 Edinburgh, The Meadows (West), Masons' Pillars
1983.03 Edinburgh, The Meadows, Edinburgh International Exhibition 1886
1983.04 Edinburgh, The Meadows (East), Pillars
1983.06 Edinburgh, Middle Meadow Walk
Edinburgh, Middle Meadow Walk.
ARCHITECT: Handyside Ritchie, A - sculptor - unicorns - 1850.
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (19 July 1999)
A pair of eight-sided piers, each topped by a unicorn rampant sejant with staff and pennant, flank the entrance to The Meadows. Gilded pennant held by unicorn on right has openwork lion rampant. The left unicorn is missing its pennant and metal shaft, and its horn is shorter than the other unicorn's. [Has it been broken off ?]. Both unicorns are now merging into the trees, especially the left one.
Inscriptions : On right unicorn's ribbon (raised letters): NISI DOMINUS FRU[STRA]
On left unicorn's ribbon (raised letters): [NEMO] ME IMPUNE LA[CESSIT]
Signatures : None
Design period : 1850
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0076)
