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A man stands at the top of a scaffold, working on an enormous tapestry.
8 Mar 2018

Tapestries travel to Belgium for special treatment

The Trust is working in collaboration with Hopetoun House Preservation Trust to send tapestries to Belgium, where a state-of-the-art cleaning system for historic tapestries, patented by the Royal Manufacturers De Wit, will remove a century of dirt.

8 Mar 2018

Countdown to opening for Newhailes storybook play park

​Weehailes Playpark, Musselburgh’s newest family-friendly visitor attraction, is gearing up to welcome its first visitors over the Easter weekend.

6 Mar 2018

A new website for the National Trust for Scotland

The new look of our website is the first glimpse of a fresh visual style that we will be rolling out over the next few months … but this website has more than a pretty face.

A day in the life of Project Reveal

From boxes of bricks to drawing rooms full of Old Masters, here is a day in the life of the two North inventory teams

2 Mar 2018

Beauty and the beast

It’s like a winter wonderland rather than a beast from the east.

A plan of the North Walled Garden at Culzean Castle, showing some of the proposed new features. The two inset images show the sundial and one of the orchard spaces.
26 Feb 2018

North Walled Garden renovation at Culzean

A project is underway to transform the North Walled Garden at Culzean into a productive and attractive space.

A view of an avenue of clipped yew trees on either side of a manicured lawn. A stone fountain stands at the centre. Woodland can be seen in the distance.
25 Feb 2018

500 years of Scottish garden history

Gardens, whether large or small, their policies and wider designed landscapes are dynamic works of art.

A ghosted image of a piper in full ceremonial dress is overlaid on a dark photo of Culzean beach, with lightning forking down from the sky.
25 Feb 2018

Scottish ghost stories – witches, murder and folklore (Part 2)

With over 20 haunted castles, palaces and historic houses across Scotland, we’ve got a story for everyone!

A ghosted image of a piper in full ceremonial dress is overlaid on a dark photo of Culzean beach, with lightning forking down from the sky.
25 Feb 2018

Scottish ghost stories – witches, murder and folklore (Part 1)

With over 20 haunted castles, palaces and historic houses across Scotland, we’ve got a story for everyone!