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A glass vessel, shaped like a pig, stands on a polished round wooden table beside some thick glass goblets. A large sash window lets in light in the background.
8 Aug 2017

The two little gin pigs of Brodie Castle

The Project Reveal Team at Brodie Castle delve into the history of gin – all in the name of research!

Three mountain peaks against blue sky, with fluffy clouds.
7 Aug 2017

Trust and Trademarks

Find out why the Trust uses trademarks as part of its protective measures.

A framed painting of a range of garden birds is displayed against a dark grey background. The bird include a bullfinch and goldfinches. The frame is gilt.
2 Aug 2017

Egg-cellent art and suspected fowl play

Project Reveal Team East explore the work of ornithologist, author and artist Donald Watson and find clues of a missing artwork.

A close-up of Culzean Castle seen from the lawn in front.
2 Aug 2017

Exploring Culzean Castle: The Life of Scipio Kennedy (Part 4)

Our blog series about the story of Scipio Kennedy at Culzean looks at Scipio’s manumission.

A man stands beside a railing at the edge of a path, above a terraced garden which drops to a loch. Mountains can be seen in the distance. He wears a blue shirt tucked into brown trousers, and rests his left hand in his pocket as he smiles towards the camera.
1 Aug 2017

Meet James Hannaford from award-winning Inverewe

James gives us an insight into his success as a First Gardener along with his top gardening tips

Looking down from the hill towards the front entrance of Pollok House, as the morning sun catches the east of the building. Hosts of daffodils pop out from the ground.
28 Jul 2017

Oral History Project – we’d love to hear from you!

Pollok House has started an oral history project focusing on the life and legacy of Sir John Stirling Maxwell.

A Trust ranger crouches down next to a log in woodland, surrounded by a group of young children wearing high-vis vests and two adult helpers.
27 Jul 2017

The not-so-lone ranger

On World Ranger Day, find out more about the fantastic work of our very own rangers.

A very large group of people stand inside an office space, smiling for the camera.
21 Jul 2017

Revealing our collections

Over the next 18 months we will share behind-the-scenes insights on the progress of our collections inventory project.

Haddo Madonna
21 Jul 2017

Haddo Madonna

Over the next 12 months we will share behind-the-scenes insights on the progress of our research on this painting, which we hope may be by the Renaissance artist Raphael.

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