Ellscheid is an Ortsgemeinde, or municipality, located in the Vulkaneifel district within the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It functions as a member of the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun, which is a collective municipality whose administrative seat is situated in the town of Daun.
The village is situated in the volcanic Eifel region and serves as part of the local administrative structure governed by the surrounding district authorities.