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Water damage on a section of interior wall paper, which features bespoke Mackintosh decoration.
15 Mar 2018

Water damage at the Hill House

The Hill House has long suffered from water ingress. Without our urgent intervention, we could lose these beautiful interiors forever.

9 Mar 2018

A blast from the past

Project Reveal Team South West have been exploring the history behind some of Culzean’s most-photographed artefacts.

6 Mar 2018

A new website for the National Trust for Scotland

The new look of our website is the first glimpse of a fresh visual style that we will be rolling out over the next few months … but this website has more than a pretty face.

A day in the life of Project Reveal

From boxes of bricks to drawing rooms full of Old Masters, here is a day in the life of the two North inventory teams

Black and white photograph of Miss Toward
21 Feb 2018

She was aye workin’

Team West are discovering the personal archive of Miss Agnes Toward at the Tenement House in Glasgow.

A middle-aged man with shoulder-length brown hair gestures with his hands held wide to the camera. He wears a pale purple shirt and a blue buff around his neck.
13 Feb 2018

Our President on the Box The Hill House Appeal

Trust President, Neil Oliver, tells us why he thinks this appeal to save Mackintosh’s masterpiece is so important.

An open wooden musical box, with various pegged pieces inside -- a little bit like with Battleships. There is a drawer either side of the base; both are open to reveal spare pegs and counters. In front of the box are a number of dice, counters and sheets of music.
8 Feb 2018

Let’s play a game …

Inside a box, inside a cupboard, inside the Georgian House, Project Reveal uncovers a rare musical treasure.

A man stands holding a large square mallet by a large block of stone. He is in a glass building. He wears protective glasses and an apron.
6 Feb 2018

Accreditation where it’s due

Ensuring conservation skills are retained and shared is just as important as protecting historic buildings.

Woodland rambling and brambling in Newhailes

The aim of the day was to encourage over fifties, and their families from black and ethnic minority groups to experience and enjoy outdoor spaces.