Ignore all the nonsense you'll read in tourist guides about this being \"Edinburgh's Shame\" as there was no money to finish it when it was built. I think it looks cracking just as it is, and when the light hits it at dusk, there are no eerier or more imposing monuments in Edinburgh. \n\nWhilst it's certainly not Edinburgh's shame, it certainly was my shame that it took me so long to take the walk up Calton Hill to take a look at this monument. I always did think it looked a bit odd and out of place, but only after doing a bit of research for myself did I find out the interesting story behind all that. \n\nIt's also around a ten second walk from one of the most mind-blowing views you ever could see. Fantastic.