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The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is a tall obelisk on a square-plan base plinth all constructed in ashlar sandstone blocks. As part of the Burial Ground it is Category A listed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=REGENT ROAD, CALTON OLD BURIAL GROUND AND MONUMENTS, INCLUDING SCREEN WALLS TO WATERLOO PLACE (Ref:27920) )〕 ==Inscription== The monument is inscribed on one side with— :To :the memory of : *Thomas Muir : *Thomas Fyshe Palmer : *William Skirving : *Maurice Margarot ::and : *Joseph Gerrald :Erected by the Friends of Parliamentary Reform :In England and Scotland. :1844 On another are two inscriptions from men commemorated on the monument— "I have devoted myself to the cause of The People. It is a good cause—it shall ultimately prevail—it shall finally triumph. Speech of Thomas Muir in the Court of Judiciary on the 30th August 1793. I know that what has been done these two days will be Re-Judged. Speech of William Skirving in the Court of Judiciary on the 7th January, 1794." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Political Martyrs' Monument」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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