Burns Cottage

Burns Cottage
Burns Cottage Burns Cottage within Scotland
General information
Type	Cottage
Location	16 Alloway
Town or city	Ayr
Country	Scotland
Coordinates	55°25′58″N 04°38′06″W / 55.43278°N 4.63500°W / 55.43278; -4.63500
Elevation	23m
Completed	1757

Burns Cottage, the first home of Robert Burns, in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland was built by his father, William Burnes in 1757. Burns, Scotland's national poet, was born there on 25 January 1759. It is a four-roomed clay and thatch cottage and has been fully restored to become part of the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.