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A photograph of the statue of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, surrounded by parkland and with a row of trees in the background.
21 Sept 2020

Bannockburn benefits from heritage emergency fund

Bannockburn received £250K from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A single apple tree stands in a woodchip plot, in the middle of a neat lawn. It has very wide horizontal branches, with smaller ones almost standing vertically towards the sky. It is covered in green leaves.
18 Sept 2020

An autumn apple feast at Brodie Castle

As we prepare to celebrate ‘International Eat an Apple Day’ (19 September), we delve into the past at Brodie Castle to find out the story behind their apple collection.

A bugle made from a cow’s horn. The horn is various shades of brown and ivory colour, and has a cord fixed to it by two metal rings.
18 Sept 2020

Shanah Tovah! (Good Year!)

Tonight (18 September) marks the start of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, typically regarded as the Jewish New Year.

A close-up of a woman with white conservation gloves holding a hardback book with an orange cover.
17 Sept 2020

Pests in collections – silverfish

Pests can cause irreversible damage in historical collections. Silverfish are very hard to eradicate, so we keep them in check with integrated pest management programmes.

The common entrance to a red sandstone tenement block, with steps leading up to the front door.
17 Sept 2020

The ‘Spanish flu’ and the Tenement House

We take a look at how the 1918 flu pandemic might have affected Miss Agnes Toward, who lived in Glasgow at that time.

A man and a woman sit on some large boulders at the edge of a burn, running down over rocks. Both turn towards the camera and smile. A large rucksack and a walking pole lies on the rock between them, with a smaller rucksack at the woman’s feet. The man is holding a water bottle.
17 Sept 2020

Trust supporters Stride Out for Scotland

Jim and Esther Stirton enjoyed walking among Scotland’s most beautiful scenery, while fundraising for our Save Our Scotland appeal.

Cropped image of a painting showing a lady in period clothes gazing at a child who is resting against her shoulder.
16 Sept 2020

Ask a curator!

For #AskACuratorDay, our curators share their favourite objects from across the Trust’s collections.

A young woman stands beside a metal sculpture of a willow tree, lightly holding one of the leaves. She is wearing a bright blue hoodie and black trousers. A blue hydrangea is in flower behind her.
15 Sept 2020

Treasured memories on Inverewe’s Giving Tree

The Inverewe ‘Giving Tree’ project raised funds to help restore the vital shelterbelt of trees. Read about one family’s kind donation, which meant so much to both them and the Trust.

Willow sculpture of two stags engaging their antlers, on display in a garden under a blue sky.
15 Sept 2020

Animal willow sculptures on display at Priorwood Garden

Visitors to Priorwood Garden are in for a treat! New animal willow sculptures are on display in the garden until 31 October.

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