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Robert Burns relics discovered in attic

A cache of Robert Burns family heirlooms has been unearthed in the attic of the Burns Cottage Museum in Alloway, Ayrshire.

The National Trust for Scotland, which runs the museum, said the artefacts were sold to the museum in the 1930s by the bard's great-granddaughter.

The 19th Century items were retrieved from two boxes during renovation work.
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