Monument and gardens
Burns Monument and Gardens
Thomas Hamilton's Grecian monument of 1823 above the Brig o' Doon, paid for by over 700 subscribers.
Admirers began planning a memorial soon after Burns died. It was finished in 1823 with money from more than 700 subscribers. Thomas Hamilton, who later designed Ayr Town Hall, drew it in a Grecian style.
The monument is 70 feet high and stands in landscaped gardens. A statue house holds figures of Souter Johnnie from Tam o' Shanter and Nance Tinnock. The National Trust for Scotland calls it the place where Burns tourism began.
- Completed
- 1823
- Height
- 70 ft
- Entry
- Free
Nearby
- Alloway Auld KirkRuined kirk · 113 m away
- Brig o' DoonMedieval bridge · 116 m away
- Alloway to Burton path and NCN 7Traffic-free path · 141 m away
- Robert Burns Birthplace MuseumMuseum · 154 m away
- Ayr Rugby Club, MillbraeRugby club · 185 m away
- Alloway Railway Tunnel and muralCycle path and mural · 220 m away
Where this comes from
- Destination South Ayrshire: Burns Monument
- National Trust for Scotland: Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
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