Robert Burns never visited St Andrews or the East Neuk despite there being many good reasons why he should have done so. Robert Fergusson, ‘his elder brother in the muse’ and much admired by Burns, was a graduate of St Andrews. Many of the landowners and influential people from Fife were well known to Burns from his time in Edinburgh. St Andrews had been at the centre of Scotland’s religious revolution, and for nearly 600 years it had the largest roofed building in Scotland.

Neil McNair is Past President of the Robert Burns World Federation and his talk will focus on the reasons why Burns did not come to our part of Scotland, providing an overview of cultural life in St Andrews between 1760 and 1830.

Members and non-members are welcome to attend our public talks at Dreel Halls in Anstruther. If you are not yet a member of the AIA you can attend individual Anster Nichts for £3 per event. Membership is £10 per year and to find out more please visit our Membership page:
http://www.anstrutherimprovements.org/support-us/membership/