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    News
    • - Crathes Castle gets festive

      Festive celebrations get underway at the National Trust for Scotland’s Crathes Castle in Banchory on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December, with a wonderful Christmas Fair.  more>

    • - Stock up for Christmas and support Scotland’s heritage

      Pick up the perfect Christmas present and help protect and preserve some of Scotland’s most important cultural and natural treasures by shopping with the National Trust for Scotland this winter.  more>

    • - Christmas shopping on the cards at Crathes

      Pick up the perfect festive gift at an atmospheric evening of Christmas shopping at the National Trust for Scotland’s Crathes Castle in Banchory on Thursday 27 November.  more>

    • - Have your say on top Trust view

      The stunning scenery at Kintail & Morvich is currently in the running as one of the UK's finest views.  more>

    • - Minister and actress join Perth primary school pupils to launch online celebration of Scottish places

      A new initiative was launched today (5 November) to encourage people from all walks of life to celebrate their links with places in Scotland that mean something special to them. more>

    • - Crathes crime scene proves popular

      More than 200 budding detectives have already tried to solve the mysterious case of Johnny Forrest at the National Trust for Scotland’s Crathes Castle in Banchory.  more>

    • - Crathes Castle gets in the Halloween spirit with murder mystery

      The National Trust for Scotland’s Crathes Castle in Banchory is the setting of a baffling ‘whodunnit’, as Halloween approaches.  more>

    • - Countdown to Annual General Meeting

      The National Trust for Scotland's Annual General Meeting takes place at Aberdeen Exhibition Centre on Saturday 27 September 2008. more>

    • - Trust technology takes visitors on Crathes tour

      Conservation charity, the National Trust for Scotland, embraced the digital age today as it launched a podcast to take visitors on a scenic walk around the iconic Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire.  more>

    • - Your chance to take on Trusted role in the North East

      Are you a local history enthusiast, green-fingered gardener or keen conservationist? Then the National Trust for Scotland needs your skills to help make a difference, whether it’s welcoming visitors to some of Scotland’s most beautiful historic buildings or helping out in their glorious gardens. more>

    • - Fabulous falconry at Crathes Castle

      Marvel at some of the most powerful and graceful birds of prey flying in the beautiful grounds of Crathes Castle on Sunday 22 June 2008.  more>

    • - Celebrate Scotland’s beautiful gardens this May

      The National Trust for Scotland is gearing up to celebrate the beauty of some of its most popular, unusual and remote gardens on its Garden’s Day - Sunday 11 May.  more>

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