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Council funding secures next phase of Ellisland’s restoration
Tue, 16th Jun 2026
Category: News
We are delighted to share that Dumfries and Galloway Council has awarded the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust £270,061 towards the next stage in the restoration of Ellisland Farm, the only…
New discoveries at Robert Burns’s Ellisland Farm
Fri, 5th Jun 2026
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A stand of mature Beech trees in the grounds of Ellisland Farm in Dumfriesshire is believed to have been planted by Robert Burns himself more than two centuries ago, when…
Burns Family Flute Performed in Public for First Time in Over 150 Years
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Category: News
Audiences heard the first public performance of the Burns Family Flute in over 150 years at Dumfries’ historic Theatre Royal, followed by an in-depth conversation about the campaign to save…
A Week of Remarkable Support
Sat, 6th Dec 2025
Category: News
When we launched the Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne campaign and our specially commissioned film introducing people to the place where Robert Burns wrote the world’s most famous…
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…
Ellisland celebrate this Burns Season
Thu, 20th Feb 2025
Category: News
Our Burns celebrations this year focussed on family and community. On 26th January, storyteller Renita Boyle held a “Wee Burns Bash” in the barn built by the poet. She told…
Minecraft Ellisland is now Mobile!
Tue, 23rd Jan 2024
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A new version of Explore Ellisland! created by the students and academics at the University of Glasgow’s Minecraft Society allows for even more users to explore our 18th century farm…
We are recruiting Trustees
Thu, 26th Oct 2023
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The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust is recruiting to its board of trustees. These appointments are critical to strengthen and develop the trust at an exciting time in our history. We…