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Description: | Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet was born in a small thatched cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire, the son of a market gardener who feued 7 acres locally. During a short period the farmer poet wrote a wealth of songs and poems. H e died in Dumfries of heart disease aged only 37 years.
The grate in Burns Cottage was presented to the Trust by Mr. John Clay of Lauder.
The grate which is fitted to the small fireplace in the living room or parlour of the Poet's birthplace is said to have belonged to Burns when he lived in Ellisland in Dumfriesshire from 1788-1791. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1788-01-01 - 1791-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Grate in fireplace in parlour of Burns C | Go to resource |
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