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The exterior of a very ornate house.
12 Apr 2022

Amazing spaces across Scotland

Our expert teams discuss some of the most stunning and fascinating rooms in our castles and historic buildings across Scotland.

12 Apr 2022

Amazing spaces – Ayrshire and Arran

Our expert teams discuss some of the most stunning and fascinating rooms in our castles and historic buildings in Ayrshire and Arran

The entrance hall of Pollok House, with a black-and-white chequered tiled floor. A double staircase leads to the first floor landing, while a single staircase leads down to the basement. A very grand pendant light hangs from the ceiling.
12 Apr 2022

Amazing spaces – Aberdeenshire

Our expert teams highlight some of the most stunning and fascinating rooms in our castles and historic buildings in Aberdeenshire.

A gravestone stands beside a path on Culloden moor. The stone has lichen growing on it.
11 Apr 2022

Culloden Commemoration films

Enjoy a series of talks from eminent archaeologists, authors, historians and more about the effects of Culloden on society, both then and now.

Red flags stand in a line on a moorland. Heavy grey clouds hang in the sky.
11 Apr 2022

War Stories of Culloden: a series of short talks

Enjoy nine short talks from experts about the Battle of Culloden and its effects on Scotland’s social history.

Three National Trust for Scotland staff members stand in front of Kellie Castle: a woman in a coat and a scarf, a man leaning on a gardening fork, and a woman in a Trust jacket.
8 Apr 2022

Join us and love what you do

With a range of roles available all over the country, now’s a great time to start your career with our conservation charity.

A lady wearing a face covering uses a small tool to make repairs to a carved wooden headboard of a bed.
7 Apr 2022

Seagrass and fish glue: principal practices at Culross

We have recently used traditional skills to replace the seagrass flooring and conserve the four-post bed at Culross Palace.

The hillside of Ben Lomond on fire, and a thick cloud of dirty-white smoke obscures the view of the loch below.
5 Apr 2022

Video: The impact of a wildfire

Alongside drone footage of the hillside, Property Manager Alasdair Eckersall takes us through the damage done by a wildfire to Ben Lomond’s woodland project.

A close-up shot of a black Labrador sitting by a pond, its tongue hanging out. He looks as if he's smiling.
5 Apr 2022

The chemistry of attraction

We might be strongly influenced by our sense of smell, but our human response pales into insignificance when compared to that of the animal world. Ranger Roddy Hamilton puts his nose in the air and explains more.

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