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Close-up of lilac crocuses with yellow centres.

Highlights of spring

The change of season at the spring equinox – when days start to lengthen and the earth seems to be stirring – heralds the time when we can all start to plan, look forward and dream.

A kitchen in a basement of a castle. A range is tucked into an inglenook fireplace on the left. A wooden chair with a tartan rug draped over the back stands in front of the fireplace. A large wooden dresser stands against the stone wall, with candlesticks and jugs displayed on top. There is a closed, solid-looking, dark door to the right of the image.

25 Mar 2020

Keeping a distance in the past

This short article looks at a topical issue and views it from the perspective of the past.

Oil painting of a lady in a dress and bonnet with a toddler with red hair, wearing a white gown sitting on her knee. A red-headed child in a red dress stands beside her, looking at a baby sleeping in a crib.

24 Mar 2020

Lady Augusta Kennedy-Erskine: from illegitimate daughter to lady of the house

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 man stands on a scaffold platform and leans onto a yellow thatched roof. He is carrying a big bundle of straw and he smooths down a freshly laid section. He is wearing a yellow high-vis jacket.

23 Mar 2020

Thatching Burns Cottage

We’ve replaced the roof at Burns Cottage, part of a programme of vital repairs.

A winding road through Glencoe with mountains on either side, under a stormy sky.

Coronavirus emergency: all events suspended and most properties closed

Following the latest developments on the coronavirus emergency, we’ve taken the difficult decision to keep the vast majority of our properties closed.