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The Scottish poet Robert Burns was highly popular in colonial New Zealand, especially among the Scots community. As an expression of Scottish heritage, there were four statues of Burns put up in New Zealand. The first was a large bronze figure in Dunedin's Octagon in 1887, which was a ...
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The Octagon, the central plaza of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand’s South Island, is dominated by the Sir John Steell statue of Robert Burns. The city is also home to the Robert Burns Hotel and the Burns Building at the University of Otago, which sponsors the Robert Burns Fellowship, New Zealand’s premier literary residency.
Robert Burns statue. The poetry of Robert Burns (1759–1796) became immensely popular in 19th-century Scotland, and that enthusiasm was brought to Otago. This statue of the poet, who was also the uncle of the settlement’s first spiritual leader, Thomas Burns, was unveiled in Dunedin in 1887.
The Statue of Robert Burns in Auckland is registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category II structure, with registration number 637.
Robert Burns statue at The Octagon, Dunedin city centre, Otago, New Zealand. The head and shoulders of poet Robert Burns from a statue in Dumfries, Scotland, October 1974.
The poetry of Robert Burns (1759–1796) became immensely popular in 19th-century Scotland, and that enthusiasm was brought to Otago. This statue of the poet, who was also the uncle of the settlement’s first spiritual leader, Thomas Burns, was unveiled in Dunedin in 1887.
The Statue of Robert Burns in Dunedin is registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I structure, with registration number 2208.
