Burns Cottage

Burns Cottage is the birthplace of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, who was born at the cottage on 25 January 1759. It is located in , a current suburb of , and a former village, located in , .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cottage and historic house museum in Ayr, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Robert Burns Cottage”
  • Address: Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cambusdoon New Ground and River Doon.

is a cricket ground located in , Scotland. It is the home of Ayr Cricket Club and hosted three One Day Internationals in August 2006 as part of the European Cricket Championship tournament. is situated 770 feet south of Burns Cottage.

River
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
The is a river in , . Its course is generally north-westerly. The source of the Doon is , high in the Galloway Hills. It reaches the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , which dates back to the 16th century, is a church ruin in , , , celebrated as the scene of the witches' dance in the poem "Tam o' Shanter" by Robert Burns. is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Burns Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alloway and Doonfoot.

Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of , and former village, in , , located on the . It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter".

Suburb
is a suburb in the south-west of , .

Suburb
is a housing scheme in the town of in , . The estate borders to the north, to the west and the A77 to the south and east.

Burns Cottage

Latitude
55.43284° or 55° 25′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.63343° or 4° 38′ 0″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
9C7QC9M8+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174167622
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2654258
Wiki­data ID
Q5000064
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Burns Cottage” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “伯恩斯農舍”
  • German: “Burns Cottage”
  • Japanese: “バーンズ・コテージ”

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