Robert Burns Was Here
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Robert Burns Was Here
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 6 Mar 2009
John Murdoch lived at number 58 in the Sandgate when he was English Master at Ayr Grammar School. Robert Burns lodged with Murdoch and attended the school for 3 weeks in 1765 to improve his language skills. The house no longer exists. (Source: "Ayr Stories", by Dane Love).
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Image Location
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