BURNS highland tourS
Wherever I wander , wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands for ever I love ...
HIGHLAND TOUR
23 days | aug sep 1787
edinburgh
LINLITHGOW
Today a magnificent palace ruin on the banks of Linlithgow Loch.
TILLICOUTRY
fALKIRK BO'NESS
Carron Iron Works was closed the day Burns visited. Today the clocktower remains.
LARBERT
The monument of James Bruce the Abysinnian traveller is still there today in Larbert Old Churchyard. When Burns visited it was a monument to his wife.
BANNOCKBURN
STIRLING
Scots Wha Hae Inspiration
Cauldron Linn Waterfall at the village of Rumbling Brig is still there today.
Today there is also a Burns collection at Smith Art Gallery & Museum.
CRIEFF
ARDOCH
ARBRUCHIL
GLENALMOND
Loch Freuchie
Glen Quaich are all still there.
TAYMOUTH
Kenmore Inn, Scotland's Oldest Inn due to reopen in 2023.
DUNKELD
Druid's Circle
ABERFELDY
Birks o' Aberfeldy Inspiration
PASS OF KILLIECRANKIE
BLAIR ATHOLL
pitlochry
Humble Petition of Bruar Water Inspiration. Falls of Bruar now have a large country clothing venue nearby.
DALWHINNIE
STRATHSPEY
HIGHLAND TOUR
23 days | aug sep 1787
AVIEMORE
DULSIE
INVERNESS
LOCH NESS
CULLODEN
The Lovely Lass o' Inverness Inspiration
NAIRN
FORRES
FOCHABERS
CULLEN
BANFF
OLD DEER
PETERHEAD
Collapsed Sea Cave
ELLON
ABERDEEN
Today there is a Burns Collection at The University of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
STONEHAVEN
LAURENCEKIRK
Library At The Inn
CRAIGO
MONTROSE
AUCHMITHIE
arbroath
Cavern & Natural Shaft
DUNDEE
Today there is a Burns collection at University of Dundee Library.
PERTH
STRATHEARN
KINROSS
QUEENSFERRY
edinburgh
HIGHLAND
west HIGHLANDs
TIMING UNKNOWN | JUN 1787
ARROCHAR
INVERARY
Inscribed an Inn window pane.
CLACHAN
REST AND BE THANKFUL
GLEN CROE
LOCH LOMOND
Burns wrote about a merry party at Banachra Castle. The following day the 'Loch Lomond Horse Race' took place on the way to Dumbarton. He then had to spend the whole month of July at Mossgiel recovering from his horse riding accident!
DUMBARTON
Burns was made honourary Burgess of Dumbarton while here.
WEST HIGHLAND
Burns Highland tours took in some of Scotland's most beautiful scenery and castles, many of which you can still visit today.