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Jamie and Claire from the Outlander series

Discovering Outlander

Follow in the time-travelling footsteps of the lead characters and visit the locations that inspired the novels and were used in the filming of this historical romance.

A close-up of a diseased shrub with dead stems, yellow-brown leaves and some healthy green leaves.
23 Jan 2020

Don’t Risk It! – protecting our plants and gardens

Protecting our plants and trees for future generations.

A man mows long grass in a garden on a hot summer’s day.
20 Jan 2020

Through the eyes of: St Abb’s Head’s first Trust ranger

In 2020 we’re running a series of blogs from people associated with St Abb’s Head NNR. To begin, Stephen Warman describes his experience as the first Trust ranger there.

External view of House of Dun from the colourful garden
22 Dec 2019

Making a declaration on Angus heritage

In 2020, we’re planning to retell the story of Angus and Scotland in an ambitious new project at House of Dun, near Montrose.

Two women stand either side of a decorated Christmas tree in the Hill House drawing room. A wooden rocking horse with a toy fox balanced on top stands in front of them.
13 Dec 2019

The Hill House celebrates Christmas in style

We’re opening up this beautiful home over the festive period for the first time.

A view of the large, stone memorial cairn at the centre of Culloden battlefield. A wide stone track leads up to it across the moor.
29 Nov 2019

Protecting Culloden

Protecting Culloden needs two things: a plan and some consistency.

Volunteer mothbusters wearing specialist back-mounted vacuum cleaners at Newhailes House. They hold the nozzles pointed at the ceiling.
1 Nov 2019

The deep clean

Some of our castles and country houses close to visitors for the winter, so our trained teams get to work cleaning and covering up their priceless collections. And then it’s time for bed ...

Looking along a sandy beach on St Kilda, with a green hill and military buildings in the background and seaweed-covered boulders in the foreground.
15 Oct 2019

From the edge of the world: part 12

This is the final instalment this year from our blog from St Kilda, which has revealed what it’s like to spend a season working here.

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.