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An aerial view of a section of coastline on Canna
9 Sep 2019

The importance of volunteers on Canna

Two volunteer groups came to Canna to help us out with a big clean-up.

A view of the harbour at Village Bay, St Kilda - with a small boat making its way across the turquoise water and a larger boat alongside the shore. Stone steps run down to the jetty.
9 Sep 2019

Sharing St Kilda’s secrets

Ranger Sue Loughlan has been blogging about her time on St Kilda all summer long.

Archaeological excavation on the lawn in front of Castle Fraser
4 Sep 2019

The archaeology of castles: always changing, always learning

Dr Daniel Rhodes explains how, with the help of volunteers, we’ve been uncovering the secrets hidden below some of our best loved castles, including Kellie Castle and Castle Fraser.

A model in a long black dress stands in front of the Camellia House at Culzean Castle.
3 Sep 2019

Picture perfect backdrops

We provide amazing locations for fashion photoshoots, showing off the beautiful places we protect and raising vital funds for their care.

A view of Glencoe with a stormy, dramatic sky
3 Sep 2019

Exploring the beauty of Glencoe

We invited three of Scotland’s top landscape photography instagrammers to celebrate World Photography Day at Glencoe.

Conservation Volunteers hard at work beach clearing, along the coast of Canna.
30 Aug 2019

Cleaning Canna

We’ve been cleaning up Canna with the help of our Conservation Volunteers.

Part of a painted mural found on the ceiling in a pub on St Kilda, featuring two puffins facing each other on a grassy meadow.
30 Aug 2019

From the edge of the world: part 10

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

30 Aug 2019

Stories from Staffa: island of staves

Peter offers a brief explanation of Staffa’s geology, looking at volcanic activity, the famous columnar basalts and the great caves.

Black and white photo of the ruin of Crookston Castle
30 Aug 2019

The National Trust for Scotland and World War II

This article looks at the early history of the National Trust for Scotland and its activities during World War II.