Monument to Burns & Highland Mary
On a hillside just to the west of
Failford in Ayrshire.
Failford in Ayrshire.
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This monument (built in 1921) commemorates the spot where Robert Burns, poet and lover,
said goodbye to one of his ladies known as Highland Mary in 1786. She died six months later.
Why this monument? Burns wrote poems about her despite the fact that they'd only been acquainted for less than six weeks. She was taken away when her father found out who she was dallying with.
It's said they may have exchanged some sort of private marriage vows. He was twenty-seven, she was twenty-three.
Highland Mary (Mary Campbell, 1763 to 1786) also has a statue to her in Dunoon, right next to the castle and ferry terminal and she's buried in Greenock.
There's free parking on the main road and access to the monument is also free though limited to able-bodied parties. The photos give you some idea of the access route. The information board and inscriptions on site tell the story.
Why this monument? Burns wrote poems about her despite the fact that they'd only been acquainted for less than six weeks. She was taken away when her father found out who she was dallying with.
It's said they may have exchanged some sort of private marriage vows. He was twenty-seven, she was twenty-three.
Highland Mary (Mary Campbell, 1763 to 1786) also has a statue to her in Dunoon, right next to the castle and ferry terminal and she's buried in Greenock.
There's free parking on the main road and access to the monument is also free though limited to able-bodied parties. The photos give you some idea of the access route. The information board and inscriptions on site tell the story.
