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A living room full of furniture. The walls are coloured duck egg blue and there is a fireplace with a log burning stove next to a window.
11 Sept 2024

Cosy cottages

Escape to a Trust property and enjoy shared moments to remember in a dream winter getaway.

The front cover of the Yokohama Nursery catalogue
10 Sept 2024

Plant Journeys blog post #12 – Plant collecting and Yokohama Nursery

Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.

A garden in full bloom in the sunshine with a stone building behind.
10 Sept 2024

Plant Journeys blog post #11 – Plants for different months and seasons

Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.

Two rocks have been split open and are displayed side by side on a piece of white tissue paper. Inside each rock is a fossilised creature. On the left, it looks a bit like a large beetle. On the right, it looks like a squashed thin butterfly.
10 Sept 2024

Dingwall Museum donates fossil specimens

Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage & Museum has welcomed a donation of fossils from Dingwall Museum that is set to delight visitors to the former home of the renowned Scottish geologist.

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 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.

Eight people from the Edinburgh Members' Centre stand in front of a green wall, looking at the camera.
22 Aug 2024

Edinburgh Members’ Centre celebrates 50th anniversary

The Edinburgh Members’ Centre of the National Trust for Scotland recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special gathering.