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Five people stand in front of the large memorial cairn on Culloden Battlefield. The man on the left is dressed as an 18th-century Redcoat soldier. The two other men are dressed in modern military uniform. The man in the centre is passing an envelope to a woman wearing a National Trust for Scotland bodywarmer.
3 Sept 2024

The 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland support Culloden’s Fighting Fund

We are working with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland as part of the army’s Global Charge initiative to promote the wellbeing of its soldiers, while helping to protect Culloden Battlefield.

A huge flat fish (skate) lies on the bottom of a boat while a woman leans over it with a measuring tape
3 Sept 2024

70 years of caring for Fair Isle

The Trust is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Fair Isle coming under its care after the island was acquired from renowned ornithologist George Waterston on 3 September 1954.

A view standing on a clifftop and looking down along an extremely rugged and steep coastline. The sea crashes into the rocks from the right.
3 Sept 2024

From the edge of the world 2024 – part 3

Our guest blogger, Biosecurity Volunteer Tim Wallis, tells how bad weather does not stop play; it merely changes plans!

A woman with pink hair, wearing a hi-vis jacket and blue gloves, uses a brush to paint and restore the black lettering on a white marble plaque.
26 Aug 2024

Glenfinnan Monument plaque restored in time for anniversary

The Trust has refurbished a 200-year-old marble plaque at Glenfinnan Monument.

Two people one wearing hi-vis and both wearing helmets and microphones sit in a helicopter next to the window.
26 Aug 2024

Your Gift in Action – autumn 2024

The Trust relies on the generosity of supporters like you to protect the special places we all cherish.

A row of old stone house on in an expanse of brown grass.
26 Aug 2024

Love Scotland podcast – Season 9

Welcome to the ninth season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some thrilling stories about Scotland’s people and places.

Pink foxgloves are in the foreground of this photo of the coastline of Burg on Mull, looking across the water to tall mountains.
23 Aug 2024

The PLANTS Project: Where do common plant names come from?

Ever wondered whether foxes had anything to do with foxgloves? Or why lungwort is called lungwort? The PLANTS North team manager explores the origins of a few common plant names.

A woman stands in silhouette on a cliff looking out to sea, with hundreds of puffins wheeling in the air around her.
23 Aug 2024

St Kilda diaries with Cal Major

Our ambassador Cal Major recently spent some time on St Kilda, volunteering with the seabird team, and created a series of short films about her adventure.

Three young women sit at a table, leaning over a gilt composition frame, cleaning dirt from it using cotton wool swabs.
19 Aug 2024

All that glitters: conservation of gilded frames

Our fifth blog in the Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion series takes a look at the conservation of the gilded frames that contain artworks for the exhibition.