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A man in a navy Trust fleece stands in front of a tree trunk.
5 Oct 2018

The secret life of trees at Brodie

The amazingly diverse world of trees is about to be celebrated at the first Brodie Tree Festival.

4 Oct 2018

Lights, camera, upload

A look at how the Project Reveal photographers capture images of the Trust’s collections and link them to our database.

A piano stands next to the open doorway to a bed recess.
2 Oct 2018

Warm and homely – a trip to Tenement House

Our blogger Lauren Miller visits the Tenement House and finds that life 50 years ago was pretty different.

A grand 3-storey Georgian House, flanked by two single-storey pavilions. There are curving stone steps with two lion statues on pillars leading up to the house.
2 Oct 2018

Changing Rooms at Pollok House

The interiors at Pollok have been repeatedly redisplayed over the last 20 years. Our photography collection helps document these changes.

A photo of Fyvie Castle at night. A full moon rises behind the towers. At the top of the castle, one room is lit red. A ghostly figure can be seen standing at the window.

Spooky stories

Staff from across the Trust tell us about eerie encounters with ghosts at their properties.

27 Sept 2018

Future/Past – images of old and new Innerleithen

Thomas Colledge and Robert Cowan Smail took photographs of people, places and events in Innerleithen in the late 19th century.

Three men and three women stand in costume on Culloden Battlefield. The women are dressed as 18th-century women; the men are dressed as Redcoat and Jacobite soldiers.
25 Sept 2018

Culloden thanks local community this autumn

The National Trust for Scotland team at Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre are showing their appreciation to the local community with a special free entry day for local residents.

A red steam train travels across the Glenfinnan Viaduct

Famous film & TV locations

Explore the famous filming locations of international TV series and Hollywood feature films.

A man stands with his arms around 3 young girls. Behind them is the mountan of Goat Fell and the lush Glen Rosa. They are all wearing waterproof jackets yet it is sunny.
24 Sept 2018

5 reasons to book a trip to Arran – now!

Travel writer Robin McKelvie describes his family’s latest trip to Arran, and their love of Brodick.