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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.

A view of the caseroom at Robert Smail's Printing Works. A cloth hammer lies on type of a case of set type in the foreground. In the background are many shelves filled with pieces of type.
22 Jul 2021

The Great Eight at Robert Smail’s Printing Works

Rachel Mays, Visitor Services Supervisor at Robert Smail’s Printing Works, tells us about some of the things she loves at this place.

A grassy garden path leads between two richly filled flower borders towards a shaped tree. The borders are mostly filled with white flowers.
21 Jul 2021

Crathes Garden blog #3: the mysteries of time

Join our expert garden guide for a behind-the-scenes look at what the garden team have been working on at Crathes in July, as well as exploring slightly further afield in Deeside.

A young boy sits on his dad's shoulders as they walk down a castle driveway. The little boy is wearing a bright yellow coat with a fur hood.
20 Jul 2021

Our tenth decade begins

To mark our 90th year, we take a look at our pioneering work over the past nine decades and look forward to developing new ways to conserve, share and promote the places we all love – for the next decade and beyond.

An acrylic painting of a garden wall, covered in colourful flowers with a row of lavender plants running along the top. Falkland Palace can be seen at the end of the wall in the background.
16 Jul 2021

Palace Perspectives – a new exhibition at Falkland

Find out more about our exhibition featuring work by artist Pat Beveridge.

A close-up view of a large eagle, swooping over water to land. Its wings are spread wide and its yellow talons are clutched beneath it.
14 Jul 2021

The eagle with the sunlit eye

We take a look at the history of the national reintroduction programme for the sea eagle (also known as the white-tailed eagle), and our charity’s important role in that.