Overview
Ellisland Farm is recorded as Farmhouse (18th Century), Farmstead (18th Century), Museum (20th Century) in Scotland Dumfries And Galloway. It is a place where people lived, farmed or organised land and work.
Why it was built
The named source identifies Ellisland Farm as Farmhouse (18th Century), Farmstead (18th Century), Museum (20th Century) and ties the record to this exact place. It does not provide a complete secure date.
People and work
The safest reading of the exact saved type is a place where people lived, farmed or organised land and work. The account does not turn that type into unsupported people, events or dates.
How it changed
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it Farmhouse (18th Century), Farmstead (18th Century), Museum (20th Century). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Ellisland Farm matters as a recorded farmhouse (18th century), farmstead (18th century), museum (20th century) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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- Gatesidemonument0.4 miles
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- Dalswinton, Bankheadmonument0.4 miles
- Dunscore Old Church, Churchyard and the Laird of Lag's Tombmonument0.4 miles
- Lag's Tombmonument0.4 miles
- Mapped cemetery — Dumfries and Gallowaymemorial0.4 miles
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