Robert Burns

    Burns was born in a modest, thatched cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire. His birthplace is a museum and shrine open to the public and, together with the nearby "Auld Kirk", the "Auld Brig o'Doon" and the Burns Monument, they form the Burns Heritage Park.

    He spent his last years and died in Dumfries where he frequented a selection of pubs in an attempt to numb the pain from his illness. His house is now a museum and the street has been renamed Burns Street.

    In Edinburgh, the Writers' Museum contains his writing desk, original manuscripts and personal possessions.