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10 Mar 2022

A Tale of Two Tower Houses

2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories! In our 3-part series, discover the stories of two historical Scottish tower houses situated just a few miles from one another, Drum Castle and Crathes Castle.

A host of golden daffodils, with deep yellow trumpets, grow beside a grassy bank at Brodie Castle. In the distance a large white bunny model can be seen lying on the bank.
4 Mar 2022

Golden trumpets of springtime

North-East Gardens Manager Chris Wardle celebrates one of our best-loved flowers.

A view of the white stone Inverewe House, sitting at the centre of a large garden. A large lawn area is in the foreground surrounded by tall trees. A wooden garden bench sits in the middle of the lawn.
4 Mar 2022

Art exhibitions make welcome return to Inverewe

The Sawyer Gallery at Inverewe Garden will reopen its doors to the public after a two-year break due to the pandemic – and an exciting programme of exhibitions has been lined up.

A blue and white box of Southalls compressed sanitary towel with two safety pins. The strapline reads 'invaluable to ladies travelling'.
4 Mar 2022

‘Problems of intimate importance’

Sanitary products are part of everyday life for people who menstruate, but these often remain unseen and unspoken of in historical houses. This is not the case at the Tenement House.

A close-up view of some bright green aspen leaves, with tree branches silhouetted against a clear blue sky behind.
3 Mar 2022

Trembling in the breeze – aspen conservation

The National Trust for Scotland is helping to conserve aspen trees by propagating saplings at the Inverewe tree nursery.

The Hill House building is completely enclosed by an enormous chainmail box. Trees and a garden hedge stand in the foreground.
2 Mar 2022

Hill House: options for the future

How will the National Trust for Scotland proceed with the conservation of this unique building?

28 Feb 2022

Family crafts: make a fishing fleet mobile

Learn how to craft your very own origami fish and fishing boats, and make them into a beautiful mobile inspired by Hugh Miller’s folktales of Cromarty and its fleet.

28 Feb 2022

Fireside tales: Scottish folklore for children

2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories! Meet children’s storyteller Lizzie McDougall, and hear how she brings to life folklorist Hugh Miller’s Scottish tales featuring giants, witches and mermaids!

A view of an extremely ornately decorated drawing room, with the far wall made up of floor-to-ceiling windows. A red and blue patterned carpet almost fills the floor on top of parquet wooden floorboards. The ceiling has decorative, gilded plasterwork. There is a piano to the far left of the room, and a fireplace on the right-hand wall. Large mirrors run either side of the room.
24 Feb 2022

Softly does it

We take a closer look at Holmwood’s new carpets, the result of extensive research through historical archives.

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