Robert Burns stone plaque
Overview
Robert Burns stone plaque at Virginia Street, G2 8AA, Glasgow, Scotland records Robert Burns. Its saved words give the local connection directly: “Robert Burns lodged here when this building was the Black Bull Inn when he visited Glasgow June 1787, February and March 1788”
Why it was made
This marker was made to keep the connection between Robert Burns and Virginia Street, G2 8AA, Glasgow, Scotland visible. The saved record does not add a separate unveiling story unless the inscription itself gives one.
People and events
The plaque's exact saved inscription reads: “Robert Burns lodged here when this building was the Black Bull Inn when he visited Glasgow June 1787, February and March 1788”. The people list identifies Robert Burns, described in the source as poet.
How it worked
The source records a stone plaque at Virginia Street, G2 8AA, Glasgow, Scotland. A person reading it there can connect the named people, work or event to the exact local setting rather than to a loose biography elsewhere.
What remains
The saved Open Plaques entry was marked current and recorded with a photograph when this account was checked. Its individual source page is plaque 28128; this account does not turn that saved record into a promise about present access or condition.
Why it mattered
The local value is the precise link between Robert Burns and Virginia Street, G2 8AA, Glasgow, Scotland. The plaque preserves that small piece of evidence in public view, so the action, residence, work or event in its own words is not reduced to a name and dates alone.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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Sources
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