ALLOWAY, Ayrshire. A719

[Geoff]

Alloway, Ayrshire. A719
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/alloway/heritagepark/index.html
Auld Kirk www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/alloway/oldkirk/index.html
Burns national Heritage Park www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/alloway/heritagepark/index.html
Burns Cottage www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/alloway/burnscottage/index.html
Mount Oliphant nearby.

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire. A77.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkoswald/kirkoswald/index.html

The 16 year old Robert Burns was schooled in Kirkoswald in the summer of 1775. Various characters in Burns’ writing were based on people he met during his time in the village. ‘Souter Johnnie’ (who appears in Tam O’Shanter) was based on John Davidson whose dwelling is commemorated. The poem ‘Kirkton Jean’ was based on Jean Kennedy who with her sister ran the public house in the village (known as Leddies House) adjacent to the Kirkyard (the current site of the public toilets).
Burns’ maternal grandparents and great grandparents, his teacher Hugh Rodger, Douglas Graham, John Davidson and Jean Kennedy are all buried in the Old Kirkyard. www.costley.biz/Kirkoswald-Project/Kirkoswald.html

Kirkmichael, Ayrshire. A77.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkmichael/kirkmichael/index.html

Turnberry, Ayrshire. A77.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/maidens/turnberry/index.html
Turnberry Castle. A719.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/maidens/turnberrycastle/index.html

Maidens, Ayrshire. A719.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/maidens/turnberrycastle/index.html

Culzean Castle, Ayrshire. A719
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/maidens/culzeancastle/index.html