Wooden fragment from Burns' Trysting Thorn

This polished wooden fragment is made from the wood of Robert Burns' 'Trysting Thorn' (romantic meeting place).  It bears a transfer print quoting a Burns poem:   MADE OF WOOD FROM / BURNS' TRYSTING THORN, / MILL MANNOCH, NEAR COYLTON. / "At length I reached the bonnie glen / Where early life I sported; / I pass'd the mill and trysting thorn, / Where Nancy aft I courted."
Object no :
DMMW036a, DMMW036b
Collection :
Burnsiana
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
length 150mm, width 81mm, height 45mm
Materials :
wood
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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