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A portrait of a man in armour has been added to with new features drawn in including black glasses, a bright blue bow tie and he is holding a snooker cue. The portrait has been hung in a tree.
18 Aug 2022

Pollok House art goes wild!

Some of the beautiful artworks usually found inside the house have been given a light-hearted new look and relocated throughout Pollok Park, as part of a new Art Gone Wild trail.

Two men stand in a country landscape of fields and trees. They both wear a sun hat and a National Trust for Scotland grey top, and each raise a small empty whisky glass in a toast
18 Aug 2022

Big dig at The Glenlivet distillery

An archaeological dig discovers details of historic whisky production at former The Glenlivet distillery, part of our Pioneering Spirit project.

An old blacksmiths forge, with the built-up brickwork of the hearth along the back wall and two anvils set in front of it. Everything is ageing and looks dirty from gathering dust.
10 Aug 2022

Help us restore Kippen Smiddy

We’re inviting volunteers to help reinstate the 18th-century blacksmiths back to its former glory and reopen it to the public.

A large white statue of a rabbit lies on a hillside. Children play around it. Bubbles float in the air beside them.
9 Aug 2022

Family fun at Brodie’s Summer Festival!

The Summer Festival at Brodie Castle will celebrate summer 2022 with a bang, and is open to all ages.

A view of the exterior of Pollok House, seen from the foot of some semi-circular stone steps and through a cast iron gate. Two large stone statues of lions, holding shields, stand either side of the gate.
5 Aug 2022

Pollok House seeks a storyteller to explore links with enslavement

The team at Pollok House are currently inviting applications from creative practitioners for a six-week residency which will take place in autumn 2022.

Island with grey stone columns, in a blue sea
29 Jul 2022

Staffa improvements timings

Works will begin after the seabird breeding season.

A close-up view of a rose plant, which has bright pink roses in bloom.
29 Jul 2022

Work to begin on Crathes Rose Garden

Drawing inspiration from Crathes’ ancient roots, the new design and year-round planting will reinvigorate the Rose Garden.

Looking from above at the upper parterre in Pitmedden Garden. Manicured hedges enclose squares designed garden space filled with plants and flowers. A winding pathway of grass cuts through the middle.
26 Jul 2022

Celebrating Pitmedden’s stunning new parterre

Special guests and local members joined Chris Beardshaw to celebrate his innovative Great Garden parterre design in full bloom.

A black and white oil portrait of the top half of a young woman, dressed in 1930s style. She wears a dark wrap-around dress and her hair is neatly tied into a low bun.
25 Jul 2022

Wraps come off Sawyer portrait

Mairi Sawyer, the talented plantswoman who helped shape the world-renowned Inverewe Garden, has been put centre stage in a new art exhibition in the Sawyer Gallery.