Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Dumfries HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No Activities <p>Public toilets are situated close by in Loreburn Centre.</p><p>Parking and Refreshments available Nearby.</p> OpeningTime1 10am to 5pm OpeningDate1 7/9/2019 OpeningDate2 8/9/2019 OpeningTime2 10am to 5pm IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10191 Refreshments Yes Street The street address Burns Street Postcode DG1 2PS Parking Yes DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert Burns House Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived dumfriesandgalloway Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1130 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource <p>It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet spent the last years of his life. He died here in 1796 at the age of just thirty seven. The Burns Mausoleum is only a short walk away.</p><p> </p><p>The house retains most of its original features and the kitchen, scullery, bedroom and study give an atmospheric feel of the Burns family home. The parlour now contains many original artefacts including original manuscripts, Burns’ exciseman equipment and domestic items belonging to his wife Jean.</p><p>The building is now a place of pilgrimage for Burns enthusiasts from around the world. </p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18th Century