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6 Jun 2018

The genius is in the detail

For Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 150th birthday, we look at the intricate details he used in his show-stopping design at the Hill House.

5 Jun 2018

You are not a loan

Investigating 70 years of loans to the National Trust for Scotland

The Hill House seen surrounded by the chainmail 'box' on a very sunny day.
5 Jun 2018

The Hill House Box ​– your questions answered

Asking what, why and how about the Hill House Box​? Here are the answers to some of your frequently asked questions.

The Hill House seen from the garden on a sunny day. Green hedges follow the line of the wall in the foreground.
4 Jun 2018

We must save this house

As we mark Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 150th birthday, one of his finest creations is in peril.

A woman holds a tape measure across the width of a tapestry screen, whilst a man stands behind making notes in a book. Both wear purple conservation gloves.
4 Jun 2018

Revealing our collections ... and our stories

Project Reveal is one of the most ambitious digitisation projects in Scotland.

A woman stands by a path at the entrance to a glen, surrounded by long dry grass. Behind her rise pointed mountains, with cloud hovering over the summits.
4 Jun 2018

Reforesting Glen Rosa

We’re working to bring native woodland back to Glen Rosa on Arran.

Interior full of decorative objects at Brodick Castle
4 Jun 2018

Less is more: innovating with our collections

We’ve made a plan to innovate how we show off our amazing collections.

A view of the exterior side of the Hill House on a sunny day, looking across the gravelled driveway. Its distinctive chimneys are clear from this angle.
2 Jun 2018

An original house

Emma Inglis, Curator for Glasgow & West, tells us what she loves about Hill House, Mackintosh ... and the Box.

31 May 2018

Conservation Principles

Conservation, access, learning and enjoyment have been at the heart of the National Trust for Scotland’s mission since our establishment in 1931.

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