Meseta de Artigas, Cultural heritage monument at Paysandú Department, Uruguay.

The Meseta de Artigas is a plateau above the Uruguay River in Paysandú Department, where bluffs reach 50 m. On it stands a 37 m monument: a pyramidal base of stones quarried on site, 15 m per side, topped by a pink granite column bearing Juan Azzarini's 5.50 m bronze bust of Artigas facing the river. The grounds also hold a museum in a stone building known as the casona del Patriarca, a naval prefecture office, a camping area and a small dock on a river beach.

The monument was inaugurated on 25 August 1899, the second dedicated to Artigas in Uruguay after the one in San José. In 1897 a honorary commission from Salto placed the foundation stone, and the land was donated by estanciero Nicanor Amaro. It was declared a national historical monument on 7 May 2003 by law 17.631, which also provided for the creation of Purificación National Park.

The stone building known as the "casona del Patriarca" now houses a museum on José Gervasio Artigas. The monument's 1897 foundation stone ceremony drew 450 people from Salto aboard a steamship of the "Mensajerías Fluviales del Plata", accompanied by the small steamer "Tangarupá" carrying the authorities.

Access is via a 15 km road west from km 453 of Route 3; the nearest town is Chapicuy, 37 km from the Guaviyú hot springs and 110 km from Paysandú. The grounds have a camping area and a sports dock on a small river beach. Part of the site is closed to the public because of ongoing archaeological research.

The 37-metre monument rests on a pyramidal base 15 metres on each side, built from stones taken from the plateau itself. A pink granite column carries a 5.50-metre bronze bust by sculptor Juan Azzarini, facing the Uruguay River. The site was chosen for its proximity to the camp Artigas established during the Oriental exodus.