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The Birks of Aberfeldy

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Today — because of its beauty and its association with the poem — the Birks of Aberfeldy attracts sightseers and walkers from around the UK, Scotland and beyond. The ravine has been fitted with footpaths, bridges and other aides to accessibility. A statue of Robert Burns, composing his famous poem,
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A statue of Robert Burns, composing his poem The Birks of Aberfeldy, sits at the entrance to the walk of the same name. Visitors and Burns enthusiasts often sit to have their photograph taken with the monument.
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sits at the entrance to walk. When visiting on the 24th of November 2022, the statue of Robert Burns seems to have been removed from his seat at the start of the walk.
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Robert Burns
Falls of Moness
birch
Scots
Aberfeldy
Scottish Highlands
A statue of Robert Burns, composing his poem 'The Birks of Aberfeldy'.
A view along the ravine at the Birks of Aberfeldy.
Walking in Perthshire Big Tree Country
Bold, Alan Norman
Routledge
ISBN
978-0-415-00731-3
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Robert Burns
Comin' Thro' the Rye
John Barleycorn
Man Was Made to Mourn
Address to the Deil
Epitaph for James Smith
Halloween
Handsome Nell
Holy Willie's Prayer
To a Mouse
The Kilmarnock volume
To a Louse
To a Mountain Daisy

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