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5 Feb 2018

Take me outside: primary school explores Eddlewood

Exploring Eddlewood was a programme of six outdoor learning sessions designed to help pupils with behaviour issues to step beyond the school gate

A pair of purple-gloved hands use a brush to clean a very ornate gold wall-mounted clock.
16 Jan 2018

Passing time with Brodie Castle’s musical clock

This is a spectacular example of a Louis XV wall-mounted cartel clock.

An old-fashioned doll with a papier-mâché face lies in a wooden cradle. It is dressed in a tweed jacket with a tartan skirt.
11 Jan 2018

The Weaver’s Cottage doll

A doll found in the collection at Weaver’s Cottage offers a fascinating insight into life in the weaving village of Kilbarchan.

Christmas Revealed, part 2
19 Dec 2017

Christmas Revealed, part 2

The Project Reveal teams pick their favourite discoveries from the past 5 months.

15 Dec 2017

Christmas Revealed, part 1

The Project Reveal teams pick their favourite discoveries from the past 5 months

Cataloguing Christmas cheer
14 Dec 2017

Cataloguing Christmas cheer

A Father Christmas army and fancy dress crackers – revealing the spirit of Christmas at Newhailes.

Wooden dining chairs are set around a long wooden dining table in a grand, wood-panelled room.
1 Dec 2017

Princess Louise’s Highland seat(s)

Project Reveal Team North East find a set of chairs at Mar Lodge with a royal connection and a divided history.

21st-century needlework in 17th-century Culross Palace
22 Nov 2017

21st-century needlework in 17th-century Culross Palace

Project Reveal Team East uncovers the work that goes into creating a splash of colour in Culross Palace.

Leaving our mark
16 Nov 2017

Leaving our mark

The Trust’s collections are very diverse, so we need to use various marking and labelling techniques for identifying collection items.