English: Robert Tannahill's grave. The grave of Paisley poet and song-writer Robert Tannahill (see 1031997) is located in Castlehead Cemetery in Canal Street; see 366879
Tannahill often suffered from depression; at the age of 35, he committed suicide, drowning himself in the Candren Burn, near the Paisley Canal.
Carved beneath the inscription is the bardic symbol of a harp. The inscription itself reads:
TANNAHILL.
Born 3rd June 1774
Died 17th May 1810
Erected over the remains of the poet
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