Facing Our Past: Leith Hall’s Tale of Two Duels
As part of a blog series for our Facing Our Past project, we take a look at the Leith family and their links to the Caribbean island of St Vincent.
Culzean Castle before Robert Adam
Remains of the medieval castle at Culzean are recorded in a series of sketches and an estate map.
Facing Our Past: the difficult history of mahogany
As part of a blog series for our Facing Our Past project, we take a look at the links between transatlantic slavery, Caribbean deforestation and British cabinet making.
Dig breaks new ground at Culloden
Archaeological work at the battlefield aims to shed more light on the battle.
A high pollen count
Our Head of Archaeology describes how analysing the pollen preserved in soil samples can tell us a lot about the historical vegetation cover on Ben Lawers and how this land was used many centuries ago.
The problem with Rhododendron ponticum
In 2020 the Trust began a nationwide project, Project Wipeout, which aimed to free our natural environment of invasive plant species. One of the plant species targeted by the project is Rhododendron ponticum. Find out why.
Golden trumpets of springtime
North-East Gardens Manager Chris Wardle celebrates one of our best-loved flowers.
Spring in our gardens
Spring has sprung, and little buds of colour are popping up in gardens across Scotland. We’ve picked out just a few extra-special highlights at some of our places.
The history of Scotland
This handy timeline offers a bird’s-eye view of Scottish history, from the first people to the Age of Enlightenment, right up to the modern day.
Newhailes House & Gardens teacher information
Newhailes is an important example of a late 17th-century house (with impressive 18th-century additions) set within a designed landscape.
Moirlanich Longhouse teacher information
Moirlanich Longhouse is a rare survivor of the Scottish longhouse, in which a family and their livestock lived under one roof. It dates from the early to mid-19th century.
Culross teacher information
Your pupils can relive domestic life in the Stuart period at the Royal Burgh of Culross, situated on the banks of the River Forth.
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