Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Dumfries HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess Yes Activities Information will be available on the National Lottery Heritage Fund Resilient Heritage Programme detailing future plans for the site OpeningTime1 10.00-17.00 ArchitectName Thomas Boyd, Dumfries OpeningDate1 7/9/2019 OpeningDate2 8/9/2019 OpeningTime2 !0.00 - 17.00 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 11157 Refreshments Yes Street The street address Holywood Road AddressLine2 Auldgirth Postcode DG2 0RP Parking Yes DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert Burns Ellisland Museum and Farm Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived dumfriesandgalloway Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1129 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.13336,-3.684282; Description An account of the resource Ellisland, the rural home of National Bard Robert Burns, set in stunning landscape beside the river Nith. The site inspired Burns to write some of his most famous works, including Tam o’Shanter and Auld Lang Syne. It is unique in Burns heritage, being the only house he built for himself and his family. Step back in time, by entering Burns’ kitchen and the Spence where he wrote and greeted his visitors. Discover a range of fascinating artefacts reflecting Burns’ life on the farm and his writing. Have a walk down the river, through Robert’s orchard and even take a peak at his outside loo! Though built by Burns as a farmhouse, he was already famous by 1788 and the building shows some significant differences to a traditional Dumfriesshire farmhouse of the 18th century. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1788