East Mossgiel Farm (Mossgaville Farm or Mossgavel Farm in

Old Scots Early Scots was the emerging literary language of the Early Middle English–speaking parts of Scotland in the period before 1450. The northern forms of Middle English descended from Northumbrian Old English. During this period, speakers refer ...

) is a tenanted farm in

Mauchline Mauchline (; ) is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4,105. It is home to the National Burns Memorial. Location The town lies by the Glasgow and South Western Railway ...

East Ayrshire East Ayrshire (; ) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Roa ...

, Scotland. It was the home of

Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the List of national poets, national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the be ...

between 1784 and 1788, and was where he composed many of his best-known works, including " To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough". At the time, it consisted of , and Burns and his brother, Gilbert, rented the property from Gavin Hamilton upon the death of their father. While living there, Burns became acquainted with a group of girls collectively known as the Belles of Mauchline – one of whom,

Jean Armour Jean Armour (25 February 1765 – 26 March 1834), also known as the "Belle of Mauchline", was the wife of the poet Robert Burns. She inspired many of his poems and bore him nine children, three of whom survived into adulthood. Biography Born in ...

, was the daughter of a local stonemason. The two developed a relationship, and they were married in 1788. They had nine children, three of whom survived infancy. During Burns's time at the farmhouse, it was a single-storey But'n'Ben cottage containing three small rooms. It is a two-storey farmhouse today. File:Mossgiel Farm. Alex Gardner. 1896.jpg, The farmhouse prior to the addition of a second storey File:Mossgiel Farm, Mauchline, East Ayrshire.jpg, In the late 19th century

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* {{Robert Burns Robert Burns Buildings and structures in East Ayrshire Farms in Scotland