Ellisland Farm
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.Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm”
- Address: Hollywood Road, Auldgirth, DG2 0RP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Park
Photo: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is a 30 acre sculpture garden created by landscape architect and theorist Charles Jencks and his wife, Maggie Keswick Jencks, on Maggie's land and their home together, Portrack House, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Garden of Cosmic Speculation is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Ellisland Farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbridge Drive and Ae.
Newbridge Drive
Quarter
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newbridge Drive is a relatively new suburb in Dumfries. It is situated on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith and is approx 1.8 miles north-west from Dumfries town centre. Newbridge Drive is situated 4 miles southeast of Ellisland Farm.
Ae
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ae is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The village is located on the edge of a 15,000-acre human-made conifer forest, and is approximately 9 miles north of Dumfries. Ae is situated 4½ miles northeast of Ellisland Farm.
Dumfries
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumfries is the principal town of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's a pleasant market town, with a population of 46,500 in 2020. Robert Burns the poet spent his last years here: from 1788 to 1791 at Ellisland Farm 7 miles north, then in Dumfries town until his death, aged 37.
Ellisland Farm
- Categories: tourism, farm, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.13721° or 55° 8′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.68055° or 3° 40′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C7R48P9+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 744747480OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyardOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5366039
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In Other Languages
“Ellisland Farm” goes by many names.
- German: “Ellisland Farm”
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