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Adam Brown

Vigil for the Scottish Parliament Monument
Location: South-East side of Calton Hill
OS Ref: NT 263 741

A cairn to remember the poor souls who sat opposite St Andrew's House on Calton Hill from 10th April 1992 until 11th September 1997.

The bit of metal at the top is a brazier. There was always a fire burning outside their portacabin / caravan for the 1980 days of the vigil.

Some of the stones have plaques on them

This cairn was built by the keepers of the Vigil for a Scottish
Parliament. The Vigil was kept at the foot of this road. It began
on the night of 10th April 1992 as news broke of the fourth
consecutive Conservative General Election victory. It ended
1980 days later. The previous day, 11th September 1997,
Scotland voted YES, YES to have her own Parliament

Erected by Democracy for Scotland 10th April 1999 (could be 1998)

This one doesn't seem to have anything on it!

The Stone from Auschwitz
is in memory of
JANE HAINING
Scottish Missionary and all
others who died in the death camp

For we ha'e faith
in Scotland's hidden poo'ers
The present's theirs
but a' the past and future's oors.

Hugh MacDiarmid
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Scottish War Memorials Project
Scottish War Graves Project