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The epic poem `Tam O¿ Shanter¿ was written in a single day on the banks of the River Nith, by Dumfries.
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Robert Burns
It's easy to see why Robert Burns was such a passionate man. Inspired by the land he loved and the women he wooed, Burns wrote some of his most memorable work in Dumfries & Galloway.
Scotland's National Bard spent much of his adult life in and around Dumfries, dying here aged just 37, and was active and outspoken in the local community. He was a man of deep thought and strong opinions, whose political views were considered revolutionary for the time. While his most famous works such as Auld Lang Syne and Ae Fond Kiss were written with a romantic and timeless grace in Dumfries & Galloway, he also wrote some of his most politically scathing work here, frustrated by his work as an exciseman and critical of the establishment of the day.
Robert Burns is remembered fondly throughout Dumfries & Galloway and there are many places to visit today which celebrate their historical connections with him. Travel the long coastline where he sought out smugglers in hidden coves. Visit his home, his farm or his favourite inn. Or simply look upon his likeness, a centrepiece in the town proud to remember him as its adopted son. |
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| Robert Burns' House
It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, spent the last years of his brilliant life.
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