What is recorded here
This brown commemorative plaque records: James Wilson, a Strathaven weaver, was executed for his part in the local radical rising of 1820. The monument was erected in the site of his house in 1846.
James Wilson, a Strathaven weaver, was executed for his role in the 1820 radical rising, symbolizing the struggles of Scottish working-class activists for reform and better conditions.
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