George IV Bridge, Greyfriars Bobby Fountain Edinburgh, Scotland
Listed Building Data
George IV Bridge, Greyfriars Bobby Fountain has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 365253 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 27899
- Canmore ID
- 115646
- Category
- A
- Name
- George Iv Bridge, Greyfriars Bobby Fountain
- Parish
- Edinburgh
- County
- Edinburgh, City Of
- Easting
- 325696
- Northing
- 673296
- Date Listed
- 29 April 1977
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
William Brodie, 1873. Life-size bronze statue of terrier on cylindrical red granite plinth with octagonal basin at base and higher circular basin. Bronze plaques with inscriptions (see Notes).
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
The inscription on the base of the fountain reads 'A tribute to the affectionate fidelity of Greyfriars Bobby. In 1858 this faithful dog followed the remains of his master to Greyfriars churchyard and lingered near the spot until his death in 1872. With permission erected by Baroness Burdett Coutts.' The story of Greyfriars Bobby became a cult soon after the dog's death in 1872, and the fountain, a memorial stone erected by American dog lovers over the grave of John Grey (Bobby's master), and a memorial at the entrance to Greyfriars churchyard (erected by the Dog Aid Society of Scotland in 1981) are still objects of pilgrimage for many visitors. Objects associated with Greyfriars Bobby can be seen in Huntly House Museum.
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Gifford, McWilliam and Walker EDINBURGH (1984) p p226.
