Alloway Auld Kirk

Alloway Auld Kirk
TypeChurch
LocationAlloway
OS grid referenceNS33191805
Built16th century
Official nameAlloway Kirk
TypeEcclesiastical: church
Designated5 July 1927
Reference no.SM308
Listed Building – Category B
Official nameAlloway Kirk Graveyard including Hughes Mausoleum, Gatepiers, Gates and Boundary Wall and excluding Scheduled Monument No 308, 'Alloway Kirk', Alloway
Designated5 February 1971
Reference no.LB21471
Alloway Auld Kirk is located in South Ayrshire
Alloway Auld Kirk
Location of Alloway Auld Kirk in South Ayrshire

The Alloway Auld Kirk, which dates back to the 16th century,[1] is a ruin in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, celebrated as the scene of the witches' dance in the poem "Tam o' Shanter" by Robert Burns.

The kirk ruins and William Burnes's grave
  1. ^ "Alloway Auld Kirk - Ayr - VisitScotland". www.visitscotland.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.