National Monument under repairOn 18 November the delicate operation to re-position one of the enormous stone lintels on top of the National Monument was successfully completed.
Contractors Hunter and Clark prepare for the third attempt at lifting the National Monument lintel back into position as Paul McAuley, conservation officer at the City of Edinburgh Council, keeps a professional watch on proceedings.
The backdrop of the Nelson Monument and Edinburgh Castle sets the scene for a monumental lift.
A view of the work progressing through the impressive columns of the National Monument.
Architect Alan Marshall, top left, instructs the repositioning of one of the largest pieces of stone every quarried in Scotland atop the National Monument.
The Craigleith stone weighs the equivalent of around ten small cars and was originally transported four miles from the quarry and levered into position through the use of a wooden scaffold, seventy men and twelve horses.
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