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Ayrshire & Arran

Souter Johnnie’s Cottage

Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter

Getting here

Kirkoswald is on the A77, about an hour’s drive south-west of Glasgow and a short drive from Culzean Castle or Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.
Address Souter Johnnie’s Cottage Main Road Kirkoswald Ayrshire KA19 8HY

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