Established | 1788 |
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Location | Holywood Road, Auldgirth, Dumfries DG2 0RP, United Kingdom |
Website | https://www.ellislandfarm.co.uk |
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]