Burns Cottage
Burns Cottage is a museum in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Burns Cottage is situated nearby to the town hall Alloway Public Hall, as well as near Alloway Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burns Cottage and River Doon.
Burns Cottage
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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 750 feet south 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
- Type: Museum
- Address: Ayr, KA7 4PQ
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.43287° or 55° 25′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.63393° or 4° 38′ 2″ westOperator
National Trust for ScotlandOpen location code
9C7QC9M8+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 214373817OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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