Ayr & Alloway

After leaving Ecclefechan we drove to Ayr on the seaside where we saw the Burns statue. 

Statue of Burns in Ayr

 And then we went to the Burns sites in Alloway:  the four-room cottage which Burns’ father built and where Burns was born, and the Burns museum. 
Burns Cottage

First room - living area/kitchen/bedroom

Bed in living room

2 sets of twins born at the cottage: Burns survived

Second room - could have been for sleeping

Third room - stables (fourth room was for farm storage)

Burns Museum

Cast of Burns' skull

Burns' pistols as exciseman

Burns report card

Burns was a supporter of the Scots language

A note from Munroe