Souter Johnnie's cottage
Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire
Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire
Souter Johnnie (John Davidson) was a drinking pal of Robert Burns and featured
in the Burns poem “Tam o'Shanter”.
In case you were wondering, a souter was a shoemaker and the cottage
contains many interesting exhibits.
Kirkoswald Old Kirk (in ruins)
Kirkoswald - South Ayrshire
Kirkoswald - South Ayrshire
Within the ruins - out in the fresh air - is the font from Crossraguel Abbey
two miles north of here at which Robert Bruce, later to be King of Scotland
was christened in (presumably) 1274.
