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Title
Robert Burns (1759–1796)
Date
1896
Medium
bronze & red Kemnay granite
Measurements
H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 400 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
PA3_GB_S016
Acquisition method
funded by the proceeds of concerts by the Tannahill Choir
Work type
Statue
Work status
extant
Listing status
B (Scotland)
Unveiling date
26th September 1896
Listing date
26/02/71
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Inscription description
plaque: THIS STATUE / UNVEILED ON 26TH SEPTEMBER 1896 / BY THE RIGHT HONERABLE THE / EARL OF ROSEBERY K∙T WAS / ERECTED FROM THE PROCEEDS / OF CONCERTS GIVEN ON THE / BRAES OF GLENIFFER BY THE / TANNAHILL CHOIR 1884 TO 1895 / JAMES ROY-FRAZER CONDUCTOR / F W POMEROY / SCULPTOR