Alloway, hamlet in the region of Strathclyde, Scotland, 3.6 km (2.25 mi) south of the burgh of Ayr, on the Doon River. Alloway is the birthplace of 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns and is the scene of his poem "Tam o' Shanter." The low thatched cottage in which the poet was born is described by him in his poem "Cotter's Saturday Night." Near the cottage stands a monument and a museum dedicated to Burns. The poet's father is buried at the Auld Kirk, the "haunted" church in "Tam o' Shanter."Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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