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Bright red, pink and silver fireworks explode against the black night sky.

Guy Fawkes Night in Scotland

Everything you need to know about Guy Fawkes Night, from its history to the best places in Scotland to celebrate Bonfire Night.

A close-up image detailing the medieval painting of a knight's torso, wearing armour and holding a sword across his body.

5 Oct 2022

Crathes painted ceilings project: delicate work progressing

With the conservation of the Room of the Nine Nobles and the Stair Chamber now complete, we take a look at their history, the conservators’ process and some early findings.

23 Sept 2022

St Michael’s Day and Michaelmas traditions

Là Fhéill Mìcheil – St Michael’s Day – happens on September 29th. Canna House Archivist Fiona Mackenzie looks at some of the folklore traditions surrounding this oft-forgotten Christian festival.

2 Sept 2022

Following in Margaret’s footsteps

A reflective account of a Hebridean journey, following in the footsteps of folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw of Canna.

Two men stand in a country landscape of fields and trees. They both wear a sun hat and a National Trust for Scotland grey top, and each raise a small empty whisky glass in a toast

18 Aug 2022

Big dig at The Glenlivet distillery

An archaeological dig discovers details of historic whisky production at former The Glenlivet distillery, part of our Pioneering Spirit project.

A pencil sketch of a young girl reading a book, possibly Caroline Louise Lorimer, by her sister Hannah Cassels Lorimer

11 Aug 2022

A letter from a suffragette

Part of our series Student View, that asks university students to look at our collections and discover stories that resonate with their lives today.

An old blacksmiths forge, with the built-up brickwork of the hearth along the back wall and two anvils set in front of it. Everything is ageing and looks dirty from gathering dust.

10 Aug 2022

Help us restore Kippen Smiddy

We’re inviting volunteers to help reinstate the 18th-century blacksmiths back to its former glory and reopen it to the public.

A white wall which has had a number of pages tacked to it in varying sizes and covered either in handwriting or black and white images of a mountain landscape. Some of the pages overlap each other.

7 Jul 2022

Contesting Landscapes: ‘We ghost the past, we are its eerie.’

Part 2 in the series. We are delighted to be working with the artist Annalee Davis on the creative intervention ‘Contesting Landscapes of Distraction’ at Balmacara Estate, which will explore the complex shared histories of the Scottish Highlands and Barbados.

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.