News from Ellisland Museum and Farm
A Year of Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne
Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Category: News
By Joan McAlpine, Project Director, Robert Burns Ellisland Trust It’s hard to believe that a full year has passed since we launched Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne, our…
Young Voices Bring Fresh Perspective to Robert Burns’s Ellisland
Wed, 1st Oct 2025
Category: News
Local performing arts students Logan Fry and Tess Harper shared their connection to the Home of Auld Lang Syne in social media takeover. Two Dumfriesshire young people recently took over…
Words as Medicine: Poetry and Healing at Ellisland
Tue, 30th Sep 2025
Category: News
The murmuring sound of the River Nith is a constant as it flows gently past Ellisland Farm. It was a sound that would have been very familiar to Robert Burns…
Hiring : Administration Officer and Assistant to Project Director
Fri, 29th Aug 2025
Category: News
Employer: The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust (RBET) Location Ellisland Museum and Farm, Holywood Road, Near Auldgirth, Dumfries & Galloway,DG2 8DW. This role is fully on site Contract This role is…
Tender Opportunity: Activity Plan
Wed, 27th Aug 2025
Category: News
Introduction The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust (RBET) is seeking an experienced and creative consultant to develop a comprehensive Activity Plan to support our Delivery Stage submission to The National Lottery…
Jamaican and Gaelic Laureates Unite at Robert Burns’s Ellisland Home
Mon, 25th Aug 2025
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A Unique Residency at Robert Burns’s Ellisland Farm Two of the world’s leading poets will soon step into the landscape that inspired Robert Burns for a landmark literary collaboration. Lorna…
Burns Family Flute Played Again After 150 Years
Wed, 13th Aug 2025
Category: News
"After 150 years of silence, a rare Burns family flute has been restored and played in public for the first time since the 19th century, bringing the poet’s musical legacy vividly to life."
Write! Record! Perform!
Wed, 16th Jul 2025
Category: News
This immersive song-writing retreat is a rare chance to develop your music in the inspiring surroundings of Ellisland Farm, just outside Dumfries. Led by acclaimed producer and performer Rory Comerford (Rua Soul / PAIX / Monzanto Sound), the programme is open to young people aged 16–25
Ellisland is Top of the Moths!
Thu, 26th Jun 2025
Category: News
Rare species discovered at Ellisland & Nith Life Midsummer nature event A special midsummer event at Ellisland Farm has revealed just how rich the site’s natural environment remains — with…
Collective Architecture appointed to Save the Home of Auld Lang Syne Project
Fri, 6th Jun 2025
Category: News
The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Collective Architecture to lead the conservation and sensitive adaptation of Ellisland Farm, the historic home of Scotland’s national…