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26 Apr 2019

Taking a ‘Big Stroll’ for the love of Scotland

Actor Craig McGinlay and Miss Scotland contender, Rachel Flynn, are to take on the ‘Big Stroll’ at this year’s Glasgow Kiltwalk on Sunday (28 April 2019), in aid of the Trust.

Mountain landscape at Glencoe with stormy skies and heather in the foreground.
26 Apr 2019

Launching Scotland’s Landscape Alliance

Over 60 national organisations gathered on Thursday 25 April to launch Scotland’s Landscape Alliance, which aims to ensure that Scotland cares for, improves and benefits from its landscapes.

16 Apr 2019

Four Trust places win prestigious Travel Trade Award

We’re delighted that four of our places – Crathes Castle, Brodie Castle, Inverewe and Culloden – have won an Award of Excellence based on customer feedback.

A row of terraced cottages stands at the edge of a street. The end two cottages are painted white, in contrast to the exposed brickwork of others in the row. The end cottage has a lantern-style light fixed at first-floor level.
12 Apr 2019

Think snappy thoughts

We’re celebrating one of our best-loved storytellers, J M Barrie, with the installation of a new sculpture at the house where he was born.

A sunny view of the famous Three Sisters at Glencoe
4 Mar 2019

Trust in final fit out for Gateway to Glencoe

The Trust is busy putting the final touches in place as it completes a major refurbishment of its Glencoe Visitor Centre.

13 Dec 2018

Time to put culture in its rightful place

We’re calling on the Scottish Government to redefine ‘culture’, following research which suggests public attitudes are not reflected in current policy.

Looking out across the bay from the beach on Hirta, St Kilda. Smooth boulders are in the foreground, before golden sand and then a turquoise sea. A yacht is anchored in the bay.
12 Dec 2018

Putting culture in its rightful place

We’re asking the Scottish Government to take a wider view of culture as they develop their new culture strategy.

A large group of people stand in a room in front of a plain wall, smiling at the camera. In the front row a man hold a large round placard that says: Investing in Volunteers with a big orange tick. Next to him, a woman holds a large omega-shaped sign, that reads: National Trust for Scotland | Volunteers welcome.
5 Dec 2018

Investing in our Volunteers

We’re delighted that we’ve been re-accredited as an organisation that values its volunteers and invests in their management.

3 Dec 2018

The Trust’s starring role in blood-soaked saga Rise of the Clans

BBC Scotland’s new series Rise of the Clans airs for the first time on Monday 3 December, and it has more than one connection to the National Trust for Scotland.

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