Robert Burns' House
The Robert Burns' House is a residential building in the Scottish city of Dumfries in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . The poet Robert Burns spent the last three years of his life in this house and died there in 1797. In 1961, the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The two-story building is on Burns Street , a small back street in the center of Dumfries. It was probably built in the third quarter of the 18th century. Irregularities in the masonry could indicate later extensions. A restoration was carried out in 1935. Today the building houses a museum about the life of Robert Burns, which exhibits furniture, personal effects and manuscripts of the poet.
The masonry of the simple building consists of rubble from the red sandstone . The facades were previously plastered, but this was changed in the course of the restoration. Only the south facade is still plastered with Harl today. The south-west facing front is almost symmetrical and three axes wide. A base cornice is indicated by colored stones . The central entrance door, like the windows, is lined with stone that has been roughly cut into blocks. It is accessible via a short front staircase. The building closes with a slate roof . The interior is simply designed with a simple open fireplace.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information about the museum ( Memento des Originals from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Information about the museum
- Entry on Robert Burns' House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 3 '57.9 " N , 3 ° 36" 29.1 " W.