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DUMFRIESSHIRE
THE FINAL YEARS

Robert Burns spent his final years in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

He found an inspirational dwelling at Ellisland Farm, Auldgirth and enjoyed fame in the bustle of the tavern filled streets of Dumfries. He experienced a rousing journey on route to Gatehouse of Fleet and will be remembered for inscribing bawdry verses at Closeburn. Kirkudbright became the first recital of The Selkirk Grace and Sanquhar was where he re-enacted the famous whistle drinking competition. He was to visit the Brow Well to try and recover from his illness but it was not to be. These and other Dumfriesshire lands. Take a walk in his footsteps. Welcome tae The Land o' Burns ...

AULDGIRTH

AULDGIRTH

THE INSPIRATIONAL DWELLING

GLOBE INN DUMFRIES

DUMFRIES

THE BUSTLING STREETS

GATEHOUSE OF FLEET

GATEHOUSE OF FLEET

THE ROUSING JOURNEY

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closeburn

THE bawdry verses

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kirkudbright

THE selkirk grace

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sanquhar

THE window spy

DUMFRIES MURAL

BROW

THE HEALING WELL

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oTHER DUMFRIESSHIRE

oTHER DUMFRIESSHIRE LANDS

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DUMFRIESSHIRE

LAND O' BURNS

AYRSHIRE

MAYBOLE | ALLOWAY | AYR | DALRYMPLE | KIRKOSWALD | TARBOLTON | IRVINE | MAUCHLINE | NEW CUMNOCK | KILMARNOCKOTHER

 

EDINBURGH

NEWINGTON | LAWNMARKET | PARLIAMENT SQUARE | ANCHOR CLOSE | POTTERROW | CANONGATE | GRASSMARKET | OTHER

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DUMFRIESSHIRE

AULDGIRTH | DUMFRIES | GATEHOUSE OF FLEET | CLOSEBURN | KIRCUDBRIGHT | SANQUHAR | BROW | OTHER

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BURNS TOURS - HIGHLAND TOUR | WEST HIGHLAND TOUR | BORDERS, LOTHIAN AND NORTH ENGLAND TOUR

LINLITHGOW | TILLICOUTRY | FALKIRK | BO'NESS | LARBERT | BANNOCKBURN | STIRLING | CRIEFF | ARDOCH | ARBRUCHIL | GLENALMOND | TAYMOUTH | DUNKELD | ABERFELDY | PASS OF KILLIECRANKIE | BLAIR ATHOLL | PITLOCHRY | DALWHINNIE | STRATHSPEY | AVIEMORE | DULSIE | INVERNESS | LOCH NESS | CULLODEN | NAIRN | FORRES | FOCHABERS | CULLEN | BANFF | OLD DEER | PETERHEAD | ELLON | ABERDEEN | STONEHAVEN | LAURENCEKIRK | CRAIGO | MONTROSE | AUCHMITHIE | ARBROATH | DUNDEE | PERTH | STRATHEARN | KINROSS | QUEENSFERRY | ARROCHAR | INVERARY | CLACHAN | REST AND BE THANKFUL | GLEN CROE | LOCH LOMOND | DUMBARTON | DUNS | COLDSTREAM | KELSO | JEDBURGH | DRYBURGH | ETTRICK VALLEY | INNERLEITHEN | EARLSTON | GIFFORD | HADDINGTON | SKATERAW | BATHGATE | COLDINGHAM | DUNBAR | DUNGLASS | EYEMOUTH | ANNAN | MELROSE | NORTHUMBERLAND | MORPETH | NEWCASTLE | BERWICK-ON-TWEED | LONGTOWN

 

REST OF SCOTLAND

DUNFERMLINE | DUNOON | | GLASGOW | GREENOCK | HIGHLANDS | REST OF SCOTLAND

 

REST OF THE WORLD

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