Burns Cottage, Alloway
The 'Auld Cleg Biggin' as the poet himself described his birthplace, was put up by his father, William Burnes, on seven and a half acres of ground purchased from Dr Alexander Campbell of Ayr in 1756. In it, Robert Burns was born on 25th January 1759.
It is now the most important of the Burns Museums and contains not only many domestic relics of the poet's life, but virtually a complete collection of all editions of his work.
The cottage has been fully restored to it original condition and includes audio-visual interpretation to bring to life the childhood world of Robert Burns.
The beautiful scenery of Alloway has many connections with Robert Burns. |
