Failford

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The Failford Inn
The Water of Fail at Failford

Failford (Scots: Failfuird)[1] is a hamlet in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Mauchline, where the Water of Fail flows into the River Ayr. The nearby Ayr Gorge Woodlands nature reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, notable for its ancient woodland of oak, ash and beech.[2] The betrothal of the poet Robert Burns and "Highland Mary" (Mary Campbell) is said to have taken place here in 1786.[3] In 1921, local Freemasons erected a memorial stone to commemorate this event.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Online Scots Dictionary
  2. ↑ "Ayr Gorge Woodlands". Scottish Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Framed painting of the betrothal of Burns and Highland Mary by W.H. Midwood". National Burns Collection. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Burns Highland Mary newsreel". British Pathe. 1921. Retrieved 21 June 2010. 
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Coordinates: 55°30′18″N 4°26′25″W / 55.50500°N 4.44028°W / 55.50500; -4.44028

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