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Description: | Burns Monument was the first memorial built to the memory of the Poet Robert Burns and is situated on the banks of the River Doon in Alloway, Ayrshire. It is located only half a mile from the thatched cottage where he was born on 25th. January 1759.
The Monument was built by public subscription which cost ��3247 and was opened in 1824. Underneath there is a small museum and visitors can climb halfway up the Monument and admire the view of the beautiful surrounding gardens.
The scene herewith depicts the Burns Festival of 1844 where the Poet's 3 surviving sons were feted. In the picture to the right is a temporary pavilion which was created to accommodate the guests. To the right is the famous 'Brig O'Doon' which was immortalized in Burns' epic comic tale of 'Tam O' Shanter'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1844-01-01 - 1844-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Framed engraving of 'Burns Monument on t | Go to resource |
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