Ellisland Farm

Ellisland Farm
Ellisland Farm is located in Scotland
Ellisland Farm
Location within Scotland
Established1788
LocationHolywood Road, Auldgirth, Dumfries DG2 0RP, United Kingdom
Websitehttps://www.ellislandfarm.co.uk

Ellisland Farm c. 1900
Ellisland Farm in 2009

Ellisland Farm lies about 6.5 mi/10.4 km northwest of Dumfries near the village of Auldgirth, located in the Parish of Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The complex is a museum in the farm Robert Burns built, lived in and farmed from 1788 until 1791.[1][2] One of the earliest references to the site is in 1465. Cardinal Antonius confirming a Charter by the Monastery of Melrose of the adjoining property of Ellisland to John Kirkpatrick.[3]

  1. ^ Wilson, Page 9
  2. ^ "Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm". Ellisland Museum & Farm. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. ^ Scotlands Places