The grave of Kirkton Jean Kirkoswald

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Tam o Shanter was written by Robert Burns in 1790 It is known as one of Burns finest poems It is told using a mixture of Scots and English Many consider it one of the best examples of the narrative poem in a modern European language It tells the story of a man who stays too long at the pub and witnesses a disturbing vision on the way home

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Location: Kirkoswald, Ayrshire,
Photo credit: © Ian Goodrick / Alamy / Afripics
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