Burns's farm
1777–1784The Burns family lived at Lochlea from 1777 to 1784, and the poet's father died there.4,5,6 The present courtyard farm is dated 1831, and Historic Environment Scotland lists Lochlea Farm as Category B.
Peated
Lochlea is a distillery on a working farm in Ayrshire, founded by Neil and Jen McGeoch, that made its first spirit in August 2018.1,2,3 Robert Burns lived and worked on the same farm from 1777 to 1784.4,5,6 A barley trial in 2015 led the family to build the distillery inside the farm's old buildings.1,3,6
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