Mauchline: National Burns Memorial Homes

Event
Next to National Burns Memorial Tower, KA5 5LQ
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11 September 2022
Overview

11 September 2022 (12:00 - 16:00) Ayrshire In Person Designed by William
Fraser, the cottages were built 1896-8 in red sandstone to provide
accommodation and facilities for elderly residents as a living memorial to
Robert Burns a hundred years after his death. Buildings were added 1909-10,
1930-31 and 1938. The inhabitants look out on the landscape, the village and
the surroundings that Burns wrote about. No other memorial reflects the spirit
of Robert Burns in this unique way. Facilities Disabled Access WC Refreshments
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Next to National Burns Memorial Tower, KA5 5LQ

55.5222087, -4.3883082