Ercildoune, Victoria


Ercildoune is a locality in western Victoria, Australia. The locality is noted for the significant and unusual historic buildings and gardens found at the Ercildoune Homestead. At the 2016 census, Ercildoune and the surrounding area had a population of 70.

History

is a large Victorian Homestead built by Scottish-born brothers Thomas and Somerville Learmonth in 1838–1839 and purchased by Sir Samuel Wilson around 1875 for a rumoured £250,000. The present homestead is a large stone mansion with gabled wings, crow-stepped and castellated parapets. Ercildoune is one of the most important historic homesteads and one of the earliest surviving buildings in Victoria.