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Specialist textile conservator Sophie Younger pins netting to a tapestry in Falkland Palace, which is decorated with a forest scene.
6 Aug 2021

Stitching the past: the tale of the Falkland tapestries

We are conserving special tapestries that have hung at Falkland Palace for 115 years. We look back at how their story reveals decades of care and restoration throughout the 20th century.

A view of the Hill House, surrounded by a very large metal, chainmail structure. The view is from the garden and it is a sunny day.
6 Aug 2021

Why we love the Hill House

Join our brilliant team for a glimpse behind the scenes at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House.

The front of ochre-coloured Culross Palace on a bright sunny day, blue sky visible above the tiled roof.
5 Aug 2021

Top 10 reasons to visit Culross

Join us for a look at the things our team love most about Culross Palace and its beautiful surroundings in one of Scotland’s most picturesque villages.

A gloved hand holds up a photographer’s slide to the light, illuminating the photograph of the Hill House from just outside its front gates.
4 Aug 2021

Found on eBay – a Hill House discovery

Our team has discovered a collection of images showing Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s the Hill House in the 1960s and 70s.

A man works on a rocky mountain summit, with Loch Lomond seen in the distance far below. He uses a sharp axe-like tool to work at the path edge.
30 Jul 2021

A day in the life of a ... Senior Ranger

We meet Alasdair Eckersall from Ben Lomond for a behind-the-scenes glance at the important role he plays in caring for this special place.

The intricate metal work encasing the covered handle of a basket-handled broadsword, the beginning of the blade just visible.
30 Jul 2021

Science behind the sword

Swords were an essential piece of kit for any Jacobite soldier, but what made them so deadly?

An example of a working class person’s unmade bed at Gladstone’s Land, with old sepia postcards and photographs stuck to the wall above it.
28 Jul 2021

What’s up at Gladstone’s Land?

Read a review of the new ice cream parlour and tours at Gladstone’s Land.

A Shetland calf standing in meadow, with Culloden Visitor Centre in the background.
27 Jul 2021

Conservation coos at Culloden

Meet the latest recruits helping to conserve Culloden Battlefield.

The new ice cream parlour at Gladstone’s Land. A freezer cabinet sits beside a counter filled with scones and home baking.
23 Jul 2021

Why we love Gladstone’s Land

Join our property team for a glimpse behind the scenes of the newly refurbished Gladstone’s Land.

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