Travelling on the Burns Heritage Trail
Mapwork
Refer to the map to find the answers to the questions. Sometimes you will have to do some calculations.
Which town is the closest to Ayr?
- Kirkoswald
- Mauchline
- Irvine
Using only main roads which town is the closest to Newton Stewart?
- Ayr
- Dumfries
If Rabbie was living at Mauchline and he was wanted to go to his old school at Kirkoswald how far is it?
- 24
- 22
- 20
- 26
Which is the shortest route between Kilmarnock and Kirkcudbright using any road? Choose from
- Going via Cumnock and Dumfries
- Going via Tarbolton and Girvan.
- Going via Ayr.
There are no main roads cutting across the country between Girvan and Sanquhar. This is because
- Not many people wish to travel between these two towns.
- The land in between is a national park and access is restricted to local people.
- The land is mountaineous and sparsely populated.