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A group of pink lupins grow in a border. Clusters of pink-purple flowers grow all the way up their chunky stems.
28 Jun 2022

Crathes Garden blog #14: Lovely lupins

This month, our expert garden guide takes a look at one of the most eye-catching plants to be found at Crathes: the lupins.

22 Jun 2022

Beyond Beckford: reviewing and re-interpreting the Beckford Collection

As part of a Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) funded internship Beyond Beckford, a PhD student and a PhD candidate are carrying out research at Brodick Castle.

A man and a woman sit outside on garden chairs. Behind them are fields, a loch, and mountains beyond. The man has white hair and is wearing a pink shirt with a red waistcoat. The woman has a grey jumper on over a long-sleeved stripy top, and she's holding a bottle of the gin they distil.
20 Jun 2022

Meet the makers: Gordon and Vanessa of Badachro Distillery

The Trust is proud to support talented makers and craftspeople from across Scotland, by selling their products in our physical and online shops. This time, we meet Gordon and Vanessa of Badachro Distillery.

17 Jun 2022

A new entrance for Crathes Garden

The works are nearly complete on the new garden entrance at Crathes Castle. Find out more and take a look inside before it opens for business this summer season.

A little silver oblong box, shaped like an old book, is displayed against a pale grey background. It has some etched patterns on the top and side.
17 Jun 2022

Plague, fire, floods and a king

A PhD candidate has been researching the history behind some of the objects in a new exhibition at Brodick Castle on Arran.

Lots of brightly coloured cotton reels are arranged neatly on a wooden peg board, designed to keep them all in place.
15 Jun 2022

A stitch back in time ...

One of our amazing volunteers shares how skills learned in her former career continue to be put to use in the sewing group at Falkland Palace.

A view of the exterior of the Georgian House in Charlotte Square, seen from the gardens. Crocus flowers bloom in the foreground. The house has a blue front door, that almost matches the sky!
8 Jun 2022

Why we love the Georgian House

Hear from our amazing team and some wonderful visitors about reasons to visit this fascinating property at the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town.

A woman wearing a yellow waterproof coat and green wellies scrubs a stone jetty with a brush. She also wears a red life jacket, as the sea is lapping the edges of the jetty.
1 Jun 2022

From the edge of the world 2022 – part 5

To mark Volunteers’ Week 2022, this blog post is written by Julie Hunt, one of our volunteers on St Kilda.

A document with the Queen's signature, dated July 6th 2000
31 May 2022

A visit from Her Majesty

To mark the Platinum Jubilee, we look back at the Queen’s many royal visits to National Trust for Scotland properties.