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16.06.2023 - 05:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ambitious plans to safeguard the only farm built by Robert Burns have received overwhelming public support.
A digital engagement exercise found almost 90 per cent backing for proposals to preserve and improve Ellisland Farm beside the River Nith where the Bard wrote Auld Lang Syne and Tam o’ Shanter.
The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust want new generations of artists and musicians to work in the landscape that inspired the poet, and also to create holiday accommodation and event hire to make the site sustainable.
Under the Ellisland FutureVision project the 1788 cottage would be brought back to its original state, with other historic buildings converted to host educational and community activity.
Biodiversity would be enhanced by woodland management and native cultivation.
The digital engagement exercise found 96 per cent agreed that conservation and education work should be subsidised by activities such as tourism and events, an approach known as “conservation through use”.
And more than 92 per cent agreed that the cottage built by Burns for his young wife Jean Armour, which currently houses the museum and staff accommodation, should be returned to its original state to create an “immersive” experience for visitors.
The study also found that almost 96 per cent agreed that the barns and byres, which are well preserved but in need of urgent repair, should be restored to host workshops and events to celebrate the spirit of Burns in music, writing and culture.
While more than 86 per cent agreed with the trust’s proposals to create a newly-built visitor centre to house the important collection comprising the poet’s personal possessions and manuscripts.
The facility would also include a cafe and outside play space. The
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