
Allan Ramsay Festival
14th-16th October 2016
Allan Ramsay Festival celebrated the lives of two remarkable men - that of Allan Ramsay poet (1684-1758) and his son, also Allan, the distinguished portrait painter (1713-1784).
The hotel (est.1792) was named in honour of Allan Ramsay senior and it was fitting that the Festival coincided with his birthday on 15th October. Read more here:
- Allan Ramsay Festival Programme
- Allan Ramsay - The Poet
- Allan Ramsay (son) Portrait Painter
- Allan Ramsay Poetry : two examples of his most well-known poems
- The Gentle Shepherd : a Scots pastoral drama
- The Gentle Shepherd Location
- Allan Ramsay Heritage Trails : to the Scenery of The Gentle Shepherd
- Allan Ramsay - his influence on Scottish Music
- Allan Ramsay and the Edinburgh Enlightenment
- Allan Ramsay Hotel