The National Burns Momument - Mauchline, Ayrshire UK
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martlakes
S 55° 31.323 W 004° 23.297
30F E 412353 N 3846237
This is located on the north edge of the town of Mauchline and was built to commemorate the life of Robert Burns (Scotland's National poet) who lived and worked in the town and on Mossgiel Farm, nearby.
Waymark Code: WM3EXG
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/25/2008
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Robert Burns spent only four years in Mauchline, but they were eventful times. Burns published many of his best works during this period. The memorial was built in 1896.
In 1784, Robert Burn's Father William died in Lochlie, Robert & Gilbert leased Mossgiel Farm on the outskirts of the village of Mauchline from Gavin Hamilton. The next 4 years were to be some of the most turbulent of the poet's life.
Burns became a father for the first time (Elizabeth Paton, a farm servant at both Lochlie & Mossgiel, gave birth to a daughter "Dear Bought Bess"). He was to meet and marry Jean Armour, only for her father to cut up the marriage contract. Jean Armour subsequently gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. He was to meet and also marry "Highland" Mary Campbell, who was a nursemaid for Gavin Hamilton's children. She and Burns planned to emigrate to Jamaica, but she died before this could happen.
In February 1788 Burns set up house with Jean Armour in a room in what is now the "Burns House Museum" in Castle Street. Jean became pregnant again and subsequently had a second set of twins, both of which died within 10 days. In August 1788 the the authenticity of Burns's marriage to Jean was recognised by the Mauchline Kirk session. By December 1788 Robert and Jean had moved to Nithsdale, where Burns became an excise man.
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