Burns Cottage

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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. The cottage was built by Robert Burns' father, William Burnes in 1757 and is a four-roomed clay and thatch cottage which has been fully restored to become part of the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.

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historic house museum, cottage, United Kingdom

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  • Ardrossan Castle
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Auchinleck Castle
    castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, now ruinous  
  • Baltersan Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Culzean Castle
    country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dalquharran Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dundonald Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dunure Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Greenan Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Loch Doon Castle
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Montfode Castle
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Seagate Castle
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Sorn Castle
    castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dean Castle
    castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom  
  • Turnberry Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Bachelors' Club, Tarbolton
    clubhouse, now museum, in Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Burns House Museum
    museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume
    museum in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Rozelle House Museum and Galleries
    country house in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
    heritage railway in Patna, Scotland
  • Scottish Maritime Museum
    maritime museum in Irvine and Dumbarton, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Stewarton Museum
    museum in Stewarton, Scotland, UK
  • Dick Institute
    public library in East Ayrshire, Scotland  
  • North Ayrshire Heritage Centre
    public library in North Ayrshire
  • Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum
    museum in Irvine, Scotland, UK
  • Ayrshire Yeomanry Museum
    museum in Alloway, South Ayrshuire, Scotland, UK
  • Mckechnie Institute
    museum in Girvan, Scotland, UK
  • Dundonald Castle Museum
    museum in Dundonald, Scotland, UK
  • Kilwinning Heritage Centre
    museum in Kilwinning, Scotland, UK
  • Barr Castle Museum
    museum in Galston, Scotland, UK
  • Dumfries House
    country house in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
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Burns`s Cottage, Alloway, near Brig O`Doon, Ayrshire, Scotland (O55069)Burns's Cottage, Alloway, near Brig O'Doon, Ayrshire, Scotland (O55069)
BurnsCottagePlan1904BurnsCottagePlan1904
Birth Place of Robert Burns, the Ayrshire Poet, 1834 (IA jstor-30003985) (page 1 crop)Birth Place of Robert Burns, the Ayrshire Poet, 1834 (IA jstor-30003985) (page 1 crop)
Committee members in front of the Burns Cottage at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 1905 (AL+CA 1939)Committee members in front of the Burns Cottage at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 1905 (AL+CA 1939)
Burns on Ayr Postcard 1899Burns on Ayr Postcard 1899
Burns Cottage, Alloway. 1859 engraving.Burns Cottage, Alloway. 1859 engraving.
The Burns Cottage, Alloway, South AyrshireThe Burns Cottage, Alloway, South Ayrshire
Robert Burns Cottage at Alloway by T.StoddartRobert Burns Cottage at Alloway by T.Stoddart
Title page of The poetical Works of Robert Burns. 1824. Engraved by W & D Lizars.Title page of The poetical Works of Robert Burns. 1824. Engraved by W & D Lizars.
Burns Cottage - AllowayBurns Cottage - Alloway
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    sitecastleArdrossan CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleAuchinleck Castlecastle ruinWikidata
    sitecastleBaltersan CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleCulzean Castlecountry house, castle, tower houseWikidata
    sitecastleDalquharran CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleDundonald Castlecastle, contour fort, level terrain fortWikidata
    sitecastleDunure CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleGreenan Castlecastle, promontory fortWikidata
    sitecastleLoch Doon CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleMontfode Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastleSeagate CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleSorn CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastle1350Dean Castlecastle, military museum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitecastle1873Turnberry CastlecastleWikidata
    sitemuseumBachelors' Club, Tarboltonmuseum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseumBurns House Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseumDalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costumemuseum, independent museum, fashion museumWikidata
    sitemuseumRozelle House Museum and Galleriesmuseum, country house, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseumScottish Industrial Railway Centreheritage railwayWikidata
    sitemuseumScottish Maritime Museummaritime museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseumStewarton MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1901Dick Institutemuseum, public library, art museum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1959North Ayrshire Heritage Centremuseum, public library, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1962Wellwood Burns Centre and MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1974Ayrshire Yeomanry Museumregimental museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1982Mckechnie InstitutemuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1994Dundonald Castle MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1995Kilwinning Heritage CentremuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum2001Barr Castle MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum2008Dumfries Househistoric house museum, country houseWikidata
    commonsimageBurns's Cottage, Alloway, near Brig O'Doon, Ayrshire, Scotland (O55069) Commons
    commonsimageBurnsCottagePlan1904 Commons
    commonsimageBirth Place of Robert Burns, the Ayrshire Poet, 1834 (IA jstor-30003985) (page 1 crop) Commons
    commonsimageCommittee members in front of the Burns Cottage at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 1905 (AL+CA 1939) Commons
    commonsimageBurns on Ayr Postcard 1899 Commons
    commonsimageBurns Cottage, Alloway. 1859 engraving. Commons
    commonsimageThe Burns Cottage, Alloway, South Ayrshire Commons
    commonsimageRobert Burns Cottage at Alloway by T.Stoddart Commons
    commonsimageTitle page of The poetical Works of Robert Burns. 1824. Engraved by W & D Lizars. Commons
    commonsimageBurns Cottage - Alloway Commons