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Discover 44 unusual statues in Scotland.
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Stirling, Scotland
Cowane's Hospital
This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.
Newmains, Scotland
Jim Murray Memorial
This bronze statue pays tribute to a Scottish professional boxer, who tragically died following a championship fight.
Edinburgh, Scotland
John Rattray Statue
The man who helped establish the first rules of golf.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Bust of Sir Patrick Geddes
A sculpture in a secluded garden honors one of Edinburgh's most innovative thinkers and city planners.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Paperback Bookshop Rhinoceros
This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.
Campbeltown, Scotland
Linda McCartney Memorial Garden
An appropriate memorial dedicated to a well-renowned figure of Campbeltown.
Glasgow, Scotland
Buffalo Bill Statue
This monument dedicated to the legendary American showman can be found in Scotland's largest city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Morocco's Land Effigy
This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.
Glasgow, Scotland
'La Pasionaria'
Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.
Kirriemuir, Scotland
Bon Scott Statue
A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.
Musselburgh, Scotland
'The Musselburgh Archer'
A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
‘A Canine Connection’
This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.
Glasgow, Scotland
'Lobey Dosser'
This two-legged horse statue celebrates a beloved cartoonist and his quirky characters.
Edinburgh, Scotland
David Balfour and Alan Breck Stewart Statue
These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Charles II Statue
Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sir Nils Olav
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
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