Collective Architecture has been appointed to lead the conservation and design work at Ellisland Farm, the home built by Scottish poet Robert Burns, as part of a wider plan to preserve the historic site and adapt it for contemporary cultural use.

The project forms part of the Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne initiative, which is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, South of Scotland Enterprise, Museums Galleries Scotland and The Holywood Trust. The site is managed by The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, the charity responsible for its long-term care.

Ellisland Farm, located near Dumfries, was constructed in 1788 and is where Burns wrote some of his best-known works, including Auld Lang Syne and Tam o’ Shanter. The A listed farmstead has been described by the Trust as a site of “exceptional historic and cultural importance”, though condition reports have identified parts of the building as at risk.

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