Failford, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK 20 May 2019 Highland Marys Monument marking the traditional last meeting place of Robert Burns & Mary Campbell
On a hill above the Ayrshire village of Failford stands a monument marking the traditional last meeting place of poet Robert Burns and Mary Campbell, known to posterity as 'Highland Mary'. Mary Campbell was perhaps the great love of Burns' life The monument takes the form of a red sandstone column. It was erected in 1921 by the Burns Federation. The monument was paid for by the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding firm, who owned a shipyard in Greenock where Mary was buried.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Failford, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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