Heckling Shed, Irvine, Life of Burns.

Creator

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Preview

Creation Date

1905

Description

Lantern slide, circa 1905, of the Heckling Shed, Irvine, Scotland.

The Heckling Shed in Irvine, Scotland is a small, unassuming building that has a surprisingly significant place in the history of Scottish poetry. It was here that Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland, was heckled during a performance in 1787.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.