Political Martyrs' Monument

This 90 foot obelisk, in the Calton Burial Ground, is sometimes known as the Hamilton Obelisk and was erected in 1844 in memory of 5 political reformers of the late 1700s: Thomas Muir; Thomas Palmer; William Skirving; Maurice Margot and Joseph Gerrald. After a series of show trials they were sentenced to 14 years transportation to Australia.