Four links of a surveying chain used by Robert Burns
Four links of a surveying chain used by Robert Burns
Four links of a surveying chain, used by Robert Burns while working as an Excise Officer in Dumfries.
The links were presented to Alexander McLagan by Robert Burns, eldest son of the Poet, 1853, and donated to Edinburgh by Lady Cranston in 1924.
The links are framed with a letter from Robert, the eldest son of the Poet, which states 'This is a link of the Chain/ used by the Scottish Bard for/ Land Surveying when he was/ an Excise Officer. Both he/ and his friend John Lewars/ were professional Land Surveyors./ Dumfries Dec 21st 1853./ Robert Burns Eldest son of the Bard'.
