Stormy night over the Brig o' Doon, sometimes called the Auld Brig or Old Bridge of Doon, over the River Doon is a late medieval bridge, rebuilt in the 18th century, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is used as the setting in Robert Burns's poem Tam o' Shanter in which Tam on horseback and is being chased by Nannie the witch. He is just able to escape her by crossing the bridge (over a running stream), narrowly avoiding her attack
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Brig O'Doone, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Stormy night over the Brig o' Doon, sometimes called the Auld Brig or Old Bridge of Doon, over the River Doon is a late medieval bridge, rebuilt in the 18th century, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is used as the setting in Robert Burns's poem Tam o' Shanter in which Tam on horseback and is being chased by Nannie the witch. He is just able to escape her by crossing the bridge (over a running stream), narrowly avoiding her attack