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A view of the front of the north side of Charlotte Square, featuring a terraced row of grand Georgian townhouses with black railings separating them from the wide pavement.
8 Jun 2022

A lady’s diary: the first Edinburgh Musical Festival of 1815

The first Edinburgh Music Festival was founded in 1815, and we look at the diary of a lady who attended the festival that year.

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 stands in a gorge-like area on a hillside, holding a spade. Branches and tree roots grow horizontally out from the mossy hill, and there appears to be a kind of cave to the left of the woman.
7 Jun 2022

Tales from the stills

Last year, we asked for people to share their stories about whisky production in Scotland so that we could find out more about the illicit stills at our places.

A composite artwork depicting an orchard with Falkland Palace rising beyond. The palace is stitched in brown thread, but the trees are made out of a fine fabric, directly applied to the canvas. The daisies in the foreground are made from white felt stitched onto the canvas, with bright yellow buttons at the centre.
6 Jun 2022

Falkland and beyond

Award-winning artist Pat Beveridge returns to Falkland Palace this year with an exhibition of her work, including paintings of the palace and garden as well as scenes of Fife.

A close-up view of star-shaped little yellow flowers, growing close to the ground. They also have small green waxy-looking leaves.
6 Jun 2022

Summer highlights

The long daylight hours at this time of year provide a great opportunity to make the most of some wonderful seasonal sights.

A red admiral butterfly perches on a pink flower in Kellie Castle Garden, with a blue sky in the background.
6 Jun 2022

Summer wildlife

Scotland’s seas, skies, meadows and mountains are all brimming with activity as the warmest months of the year unfold.

3 Jun 2022

Beloved pets of the Brodie family

The Brodies have always loved animals, and many of their favourite pets were included in portraits of the family!

2 Jun 2022

A Jubilee exhibition at Falkland Palace

As part of Falkland Palace​’s celebrations to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee we are delighted to exhibit, for the first time, a Royal Company of Archers uniform from our collection within the Keeper​’s Dressing Room.

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.