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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 ...

A group of people play the roll-a-derby (an arcade horse racing game) in the new exhibition at Brodick Castle.
13 Sept 2019

Whose histories?

We’re looking at the idea of authenticity in our historic houses and considering this with partners in the heritage field at a forthcoming conference.

Brodie Castle seen from the front drive on a sunny day
12 Sept 2019

Expert team tips

Our new Team Picks initiative sees the people who know our places better than anyone – our volunteers and staff – highlight their favourite property features.

A colour photograph of Inverewe House, seen from the lawn. A gravel path runs along the edge of the lawn with a group of people walking on it. Several other groups of people either sit on the grass or on the wooden benches in front of the house.
12 Sept 2019

Wise women create Inverewe audio experience

A bespoke audio experience to accompany a walk around Inverewe has been created as part of a new exhibition at the garden.

Black and white photo of the ruin of Crookston Castle

The National Trust for Scotland and World War II

We take a look at the early history of the National Trust for Scotland, and the effect of World War II on our places.

Three people running across the lawn with Culzean Castle in the background.
23 Aug 2019

A family day out at Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle & Country Park is the perfect place to spend a day with the family.

12 Aug 2019

Hidden interior design gems revealed at Holmwood

Holmwood in Cathcart – in the south of Glasgow – reopens to the public this week after a three-month project to re-create the property’s original stencilled paint schemes.

7 Aug 2019

Top Scots musician releases ‘Centre of My World’ music video

Piper James Duncan Mackenzie releases the second music video from the ‘Solas’ soundtrack, celebrating the life of Margaret Fay Shaw.

6 Aug 2019

John Lorne Campbell’s Canna Diaries

This article explores some of the contents of two sets of diaries compiled on Canna by John Lorne Campbell.