Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm
The home of Auld Lang Syne.
Ellisland Farm was built by Robert Burns in 1788 for his young wife Jean Armour and their family.
Burns was especially creative at Ellisland, writing a quarter of his songs and poems including Auld Lang Syne and Tam o Shanter. During his time here, his focus moved to song-writing and collecting, including My Heart’s in the Highlands, The Banks of Doon, Killiecrankie and John Anderson. Burns chose Ellisland for its beautiful setting beside the River Nith. It has changed little since the 18th century and remains the most authentic of all his homes.
Visit Ellisland to fall in love with Burns and see nature through the poet’s eyes by walking in his footsteps on our peaceful riverside and woodland paths.
Stay at Ellisland
Book a holiday at the Auld Acquaintance Cottage. We recently featured as a magical getaway in “Alba”, The Times Scotland’s weekly lifestyle supplement.
Ellisland Events
Experience music and literature by Robert Burns in the barn he built. Watch this space for our upcoming summer events
Image credit: Duncan Ireland for South of Scotland Destination Alliance
Our Campaign
Ellisland Farm is Robert Burns’s best preserved home. It’s the “sweet poetic ground” which inspired him, and the best place to see nature through his eyes. Now it’s under threat. Help us save this precious place.
Burns’s Life at Ellisland
What brought Robert Burns and Jean Armour to Ellisland? Learn more about the relationship and why the move to Dumfriesshire was a time of great optimism.
Burns’s Songs and Poems
Learn more about Burns’s creative output at Ellisland, where he penned some of his most famous working, including Auld Lang Syne and Tam o’ Shanter.
Image credit: Ian Findlay for the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust
Our Funding Partners
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
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