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A photograph of a garden with a t junction gravel path and trees and shrubs on either side.
26 Jul 2024

The PLANTS Project: Leith Hall’s Rock Garden

After spending time in the inspirational rock garden at Leith Hall, Valeria Soddu, Inventory Officer for the North PLANTS Team, shares some of the plants she discovered and their history.

A view of Castle Fraser from the immaculate walled garden, which is in full bloom.
18 Jul 2024

Why we love Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate

Members of our wonderful team at Castle Fraser share why this special place means so much to them, and why you should definitely visit!

A woman facing a wall paints a stencil on the wall.
2 Jul 2024

Skills from the past are vital for the future

The recently launched Historic Environment Skills Investment Plan (SIP) focuses on more than just the usual skills shortages. It highlights the diverse range of requirements for preserving our historic environment.

Looking across a wide glen, with a river snaking through the middle. Tall mountains rise either side.
28 Jun 2024

Why we love Mar Lodge Estate NNR

Take 5 minutes and immerse yourself in the magnificent beauty of Mar Lodge Estate – our short film is a tonic for the soul.

Four people carefully hang a large portrait of a Georgian girl onto a green wall in an exhibition room.
28 Jun 2024

Curating Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion

In the third in our series of articles on the 2024 Ramsay exhibition, Curator Antonia Laurence Allen gives us a behind-the-scenes tour.

Two young women stand chatting at an archaeological dig site, with the Torridon mountains in the background. Other people are working in a shallow pit behind them.
25 Jun 2024

Building local connections to unique places

We’re exploring new ways to engage with local communities through an exciting initiative.

A fountain is seen on a lawn in the foreground of a large blonde sandstone castle
21 Jun 2024

Exploring Culzean Castle

Our Digital Marketing Apprentice, Charlie Cumming, writes about her recent visit to Culzean Castle.

A bee perches on a purple, thistle-like flower head.
19 Jun 2024

Five senses of summer

As the summer sun graces us with its warmth, the air is alive with the gentle hum of bees, the vibrant dance of butterflies and the sweet scent of blooming flowers.

A large drawing room with a patterned carpet, a chandelier, a gold guild mirror, and pictures hanging on the wall in gold gilded frames. There is also a fireplace at the end of the room, a window to the bottom right and a door on the left. There are various pieces of furniture in the room.
17 Jun 2024

Jane Pirie: a complex woman connecting 19th-century Edinburgh

To mark Pride Month, Indigo Dunphy-Smith, Visitor Services Assistant at the Georgian House and co-chair of the Trust’s staff and volunteer Pride Network, delves into the life of Jane Pirie, an early 19th-century woman in Edinburgh.