{"id":35980,"date":"2023-03-24T17:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35980"},"modified":"2023-03-24T17:58:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:58:49","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-plan-to-save-the-birthplace-of-auld-lang-syne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35980","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Plan To Save The Birthplace Of \u2018Auld Lang Syne\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=7646792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-35981\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ellisland_Farm_Auldgirth_Rosser1954_Roger_Griffith_Commons_Wikimedia_300px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a>Plans to save the only farm built by the poet Robert Burns are unveiled as the \u2018FutureVision\u2019, which seeks to safeguard the 170 acre Ellisland Farm, on the banks of the River Nith, where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne, Tam o Shanter <em>etc., <\/em>reports the <em>Dumfries and Galloway News.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration &#8211; By Rosser1954 Roger Griffith &#8211; Own work, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=7646792<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 plans are focussed on \u2018Conservation through Use\u2019\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Dumfries and Galloway News<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Artistic residencies in the farm buildings and off grid will allow a new generation of artists, musicians and song-writers to be inspired by the rural landscape that Burns described as \u201csweet poetic ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new accommodation is modelled on The Hermitage, a tiny bothy on the neighbouring Friars Carse estate where Burns would escape to write.<\/p>\n<p>The plans are focussed on \u201cConservation through Use\u201d meaning community, heritage and education events are subsidised by other activity&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The farmhouse, which he created in 1788 for his young wife Jean Armour, will become an immersive space where visitors can experience their domestic life. Workshops and performances will be held in his farm buildings which will be restored sensitively&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a336k FutureVision was commissioned by the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust charity, who have worked with consultants Delfinity Ltd, OCA Architects, HarrisonStevens landscape architects, Lindsey Clark Heritage Consultants and Jenny Hunter, a specialist in community arts engagement and education.<\/p>\n<p>It was financed by South of Scotland Enterprise, The Architectural Heritage Fund and The Holywood Trust, a Dumfries and Galloway charity which supports children and young people&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgwgo.com\/dumfries-galloway-news\/plan-save-birthplace-auld-lang-syne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans to save the only farm built by the poet Robert Burns are unveiled as the \u2018FutureVision\u2019, which seeks to safeguard the 170 acre Ellisland Farm, on the banks of the River Nith, where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne, Tam &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35980\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35982,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980\/revisions\/35982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}