What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: John Galt born here 1779 died at Greenock 1859. R Bryden fecit 1903
John Galt was a Scottish novelist and writer known for his novels "The Last of the Lairds" and "Annals of the Parish," which provided detailed depictions of Scottish life and society in the early 19th century.
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