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Ellisland’s Future Shaped by New Funding: SOSE Grant Unlocks Exciting New Phase

Fri, 24th Jan 2025
Category: News
Big news for Ellisland Farm! We have received a generous grant of £313,210 from South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) towards our campaign “Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne.”
Major Boost as National Lottery Players Lend a Hand to Ellisland!

Fri, 11th Oct 2024
Category: News
We are delighted to announce that the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded us a substantial grant to help save Ellisland for future generations. The development stage award of £489,207…
Beyond Burns: Recording Visitors

Wed, 4th Sep 2024
Category: News
Museum Assistant, Ginny MacDonald discusses the importance of recording visitors
Beyond Burns: An Interview With Dini Power

Wed, 4th Sep 2024
Category: News
An Interview With Dini Power17/05/2024 Beyond Burns: The Ellisland Switch On 1956 Dini Power is the daughter of Glaswegian-born actor John Power. During the Ellisland Switch On of 1956, John…
Beyond Burns: Visitor Handbook

Tue, 3rd Sep 2024
Category: News
Welcome to Beyond Burns! This temporary exhibition aims to shed light on the lives of those who have experienced Ellisland after the departure of Robert Burns in 1791. By doing…
Beyond Burns: New Exhibition reveals stories of those who called Ellisland home

Fri, 30th Aug 2024
Category: News
Free Preview of local history exhibition for Doors Open Weekend 7-8 September
Mary Queen of Scots at Ellisland

Wed, 14th Aug 2024
Category: News
A Remarkable Day at Ellisland Farm: Reflecting on Our Special Event with Professor Gerard Carruthers This past Saturday, 10th August, Ellisland Farm & Museum was privileged to host a special…
Summer Burns Bash 2024: A Fabulous Celebration at Our Charity Museum
Mon, 12th Aug 2024
Category: News
The Sunny Burns Bash commemorated the first-ever Burns supper, held by the poet’s friends on 21 July, five years after his death. This event was part of our Burns Barns…
Discover History Hands-On at Ellisland Farm!
Thu, 18th Jul 2024
Category: News
This summer, we brought history to life for primary-aged children with our ‘A Day in the Life of Jean Armour’ workshops. At Ellisland Farm, young learners stepped back in time…
Robert Riddell Letter Gifted to the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust
Wed, 12th Jun 2024
Category: News
We received the generous gift of a letter in the hand of Robert Riddell from Professor Gerrard Carruthers, one of the world’s leading Burns scholars and a valued member of the…