Ross Fountain

Ross Fountain is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh.

The Ross Fountain was produced at the iron foundry of Antoine Durenne in Sommevoire, France.

[2] It was purchased by gunmaker Daniel Ross in 1862 for £2,000 and subsequently gifted to the city of Edinburgh.

[3] Water was turned off in 2008 and it was closed again from July 2017 for further restoration work undertaken by Lost Art Limited of Wigan on behalf of The Ross Development Trust, costing 1.9 million pounds.

[4] On 8 July 2018, it was re-inaugurated by Lord Provost Frank Ross and others, including the Head of Mission at the French Consulate in Edinburgh Emmanuel Cocher.