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 Alloway, a current suburb of Ayr, and a former village, located in South Ayrshire, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cottage and historic house museum in Ayr, Scotland
- Also known as: “Robert Burns Cottage”
- Address: Ayr, KA7 4PY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cambusdoon New Ground and River Doon.
Cambusdoon New Ground
Cambusdoon New Ground is a cricket ground located in Ayr, 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. Cambusdoon New Ground is situated 770 feet south of Burns Cottage.River Doon
River
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
The River Doon is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland. Its course is generally north-westerly. The source of the Doon is Loch Doon, high in the Galloway Hills. It reaches the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.
Alloway Auld Kirk
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alloway Auld Kirk, which dates back to the 16th century, is a church ruin in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, celebrated as the scene of the witches' dance in the poem "Tam o' Shanter" by Robert Burns. Alloway Auld Kirk is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Burns Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alloway and Doonfoot.
Alloway
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alloway is a suburb of Ayr, and former village, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter".
Kincaidston
Suburb
Kincaidston is a housing scheme in the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The estate borders Belmont to the north, Alloway to the west and the A77 to the south and east.
Burns Cottage
- Categories: cottage, historic house museum, building, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.43284° or 55° 25′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.63343° or 4° 38′ 0″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
9C7QC9M8+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 174167622OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2654258Wikidata 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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