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The special post mark applied on post sent from St Kilda, featuring a black circle surrounding a puffin. St Kilda is written above, and World Heritage Site below.
5 Aug 2019

From the edge of the world: part 8

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

A fulmar peeks out from behind a rock on St Kilda
14 Jun 2019

From the edge of the world: part 3

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

The sun sets over the radar mast on Hirta, St Kilda
7 Jun 2019

From the edge of the world: part 2

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

A view of a highly decorative, wooden panelled drawing room. A large mirror hangs on the wall, surrounded by gilt stencilled patterns. Blue painted wall panels are surrounded by the same design. A large blue rug covers most of the wooden floor. A piano and two chairs, with red velvet seat pads, stand beneath the mirror.
5 Jun 2019

Going back to the Greek

We’re restoring the unique interiors at Holmwood and sharing our progress with the public.

The St Kilda International Arrivals lounge
31 May 2019

From the edge of the world: part 1

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

A puffin sits on the edge of a rocky ledge. It is looking directly at the camera.
29 May 2019

Trust counts on puffins’ welfare

We’ve just completed our first-ever bird count on the Inner Hebridean island of Staffa.

24 May 2019

Opening the door at Craigievar Castle

Will you walk through the door and experience the wonder of Craigievar?

The water wheel on the side of Preston Mill
13 May 2019

An update on Preston Mill

Thanks to the donations given through our recent crowdfunder appeal, work has begun to get Preston Mill’s water wheel turning again.

10 May 2019

Introducing the Trust’s Honorary Archives Advisor

We’re delighted to welcome the Trust’s new Honorary Archives Advisor, Dr Alison Rosie of the National Register of Archives for Scotland.

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