Old Photograph Brig o' Doon Alloway Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Brig o' Doon in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. Alloway is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns, and is also where he set Tam o' Shanter. The Brig o' Doon, a late medieval bridge, is used as the setting for the final verse of the Robert Burns's poem Tam o' Shanter. In this scene Tam is on horseback and is being chased by Nannie the witch. He is just able to escape her by crossing the bridge narrowly avoiding her attack as she is only able to grab the horse's tail which comes away in her hands.



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Old Photograph Blacksmith Alloway Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Blacksmith in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. Alloway is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns, and is also where he set Tam o' Shanter. Tobias Bachope, the mason responsible for the construction of Hopetoun House, and Craigiehall near Edinburgh, and Kinross House in Perthshire, also hailed from Alloway.



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Old Photograph The Brig o' Doon Scotland

Old photograph of The Brig o' Doon, near Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. A late medieval bridge used as the setting for the final verse of the Robert Burns's poem Tam o' Shanter. In this scene Tam is on horseback and is being chased by the Nannie the witch. He is just able to escape her by crossing the bridge, over a running stream, narrowly avoiding her attack as she is only able to grab the horse's tail which comes away in her hands. The bridge is located near Alloway in South Ayrshire and crosses the River Doon. It was rebuilt in the 18th century. The Burns monument is nearby. The bridge is allegedly the inspiration for the name of the musical 1947 Brigadoon. Today, the bridge features on the 2007 series of £5 notes issued by the Bank of Scotland, alongside the statue to Robert Burns which is located in Dumfries.



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Old Photograph Alloway Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and cart, people, cottages and houses in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. Alloway is a former Scottish village that is now a suburb of Ayr. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem Tam o' Shanter. Tobias Bachope, the mason responsible for the construction of Hopetoun House, Craigiehall, and Kinross House, also hailed from Alloway.



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