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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.

1 May 2019

Matchmaking: when collections met photography

The National Trust for Scotland’s Collections Information Officer keeps the information we hold about our collections and objects as accurate and usable as possible.

A portrait of Frederick Sharp of Hill of Tarvit
26 Apr 2019

Hill of Tarvit picture bills and receipts

This is the brief story of a small collection of archives relating to the Sharp family at Hill of Tarvit.

A thermographic image of the exterior walls of a house, showing the temperature ranges across different parts of the building.
16 Apr 2019

Beneath the bricks

We’re using technology to help us understand our conservation questions.

18 Mar 2019

Water runs deep at the Hill House

Newly released images show the extent of water damage at the Hill House.

A view of Preston Mill from across the mill pond. It is a sunny day; the sky is blue and the water very calm, meaning there is an almost perfection reflection of the mill.
12 Mar 2019

Keeping the wheels turning

We’re raising funds to repair Preston Mill in East Linton.