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Our great host at the dairy farm B&B, Laigh Tarbeg, Hugh and Moira Watson and Molly the dog, showed as a great time. We recommend them and their home very highly! It is well -located for visiting the area.
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Robert Burns was the poet laureate of Scotland. We visited his birth place, and home as well as the Burns Museum.
The wall shown below is an example of the amazing stacked stone walls one sees everywhere in Scotland. |
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| The Brig o' Doon made famous by the musical of that name was near The Robert Burns Memorial. |
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Poosie Nancsie's Tavern was a favorite Burns hangout. One of the goals of our trip was to visit as many prehistoric or neolithic and bronze-age sites as possible. We met this gentleman, Harry Stevenson, at Poosie Nansies, and he graciously volunteered to be our guide to see the Ballochmyle cups and rings wall.
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| On our hike to see the cups and rings, we saw this rail bridge, the highest rail bridge in Britain. |
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We took a long drive south to the Galloway National Forest, and on a hike there we came to "Bruce's Stone" commemorating a significant victory there over the English.
The little town of Sorn is home to this church where many of Jon's relatives, Kirklands, are buried. The church was also important during the "Covenanters" period of Scottish history and the Reformation. (click on the word for more explanation.) |
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| Sorn church where relatives of Jon's ,the Kirkland , are buried. |
The Reformation gave rise to many martys to the faith. George Wood, the last of these, is buried at the Sorn Church.
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The pretty old bridge across the street from
the Sorn church. |
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| The Troon SCD group hosts a weekly dance during the summer and we met our dear friend, James Bell, there and had a great evening of dancing. |
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