William Burns gravestone and ruins of Auld Kirk, Alloway village, Ayr, Ayrshire, Strathclyde Region, Scotland, UK.

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William Burns, the father of Robert buried here along with his mother. The church or kirk was a ruin in Robert Burn's day and was the inspiration for his epic poem " Tam o Shanter "

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Size: 3683px × 4748px
Location: Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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