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Interior of shop with lots of different products on shelves lining the walls, and a display of mugs in the foreground along with boxes of lego of the Hill House.
1 Apr 2020

It’s in the bag!

The Trust’s shop at the Hill House wins a UK cultural enterprise award, beating the Science Museum and the Globe Theatre.

A grid of colour photographs, showing the 32 creatures that took part in the Scottish Animal World Cup.
1 Apr 2020

Scottish Animal World Cup

We’re on a mission to find Scotland’s favourite animal! We’re asking you to vote for your favourite in our inaugural Scottish Animal World Cup.

Two shags, with tufty black feathers on their heads, sit very close together on a rock, with the blue sea in the background. Both look towards the camera.
1 Apr 2020

Creature feature: shag

Shags are possibly the strangest looking of our seabirds, but they’re truly fascinating to watch.

A close-up of a lamb, facing directly to the camera. It has a brown fleece with darker outer ears and white inner ears.
1 Apr 2020

Baby Big 5 ... and friends

We’ve put together a gallery of some Scottish baby animals as a bit of escapism this spring!

A close-up of the head of a clematis feather, showing long feathery pale pink petals and a darker pink and yellow centre.
31 Mar 2020

From times of adversity

Adversity for gardeners is not a new concept – an old saying reminds us that ‘every flower must grow through dirt’.

30 Mar 2020

Behind the scenes at St Abb’s Head

St Abb’s Head

A sepia photograph of 4 rows of schoolchildren (girls and boys) with their teacher standing to the right. The children look to be aged around 7. Beside the photograph is a mount with the text: Wohlgemuth & Co, 108 Renfield St, Glasgow.
27 Mar 2020

Schooldays gone by

As schools across the world close their doors, we explore some of the images of schools and schoolchildren in our photographic collections.

An oil painting of a lady with short brown hair (in ringlets), seated outside, wearing a white gown with a navy blue shawl wrapped around her.
26 Mar 2020

The benevolent Elizabeth, Duchess of Gordon

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re publishing a series of blog posts written by our volunteers and staff, highlighting both historical female characters and their influences at their properties.

A page of a photo album, with just a small gold monogram in the centre and the date, 1861.
25 Mar 2020

Cartomania: the portrayal of women in carte de visites

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting historical female characters and their influences at our properties.