Plaque to Rabbie Burns

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Rabbie Burns at Hillside, near Montrose, on 30 September 2012, which was organised by the Glenbervie Burns Memorials Association; believes that Burns, whose father was from South Kincardineshire, toured Scotland in 1787 and that, on this journey, he visited the Mearns area to meet relatives and visit the graves and farms of his ancestors; understands that, while travelling from Laurencekirk to Montrose, he and his travelling companion, Willie Nicol, stopped at Hillside to water their horses at the spot where the plaque is; notes that this new memorial was unveilled by Robert Stewart, the president of the Robert Burns World Federation, in front of invited guests, including the Montrose Burns Club president, Dr Tom Brighton, and looks forward to what it understands will be the further development of a Burns trail in the Mearns.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 22 Lab 4 Con 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-04353 by reference.