Place:Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland

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NameAlloway
TypeTown
Coordinates55.4292°N 4.6375°W
Located inAyrshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoAyr, Ayrshire, Scotlandparish in which Alloway was located until 1975
Strathclyde, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
South Ayrshire, Scotlandunitary Council Area since 1996
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Alloway is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter". Tobias Bachope, the mason responsible for the construction of Hopetoun House, Craigiehall, and Kinross House, also hailed from Alloway. Some historic parts of the village make up a conservation area.

The village and surrounding areas were incorporated into the Royal Burgh of Ayr in 1935, and the extended village is now a suburb of Ayr.

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