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A portrait of Frederick Sharp of Hill of Tarvit
26 Apr 2019

Hill of Tarvit picture bills and receipts

This is the brief story of a small collection of archives relating to the Sharp family at Hill of Tarvit.

A thermographic image of the exterior walls of a house, showing the temperature ranges across different parts of the building.
16 Apr 2019

Beneath the bricks

We’re using technology to help us understand our conservation questions.

18 Mar 2019

Water runs deep at the Hill House

Newly released images show the extent of water damage at the Hill House.

A view of Preston Mill from across the mill pond. It is a sunny day; the sky is blue and the water very calm, meaning there is an almost perfection reflection of the mill.
12 Mar 2019

Keeping the wheels turning

We’re raising funds to repair Preston Mill in East Linton.

Three people stand in a grand room in a country house. A polar bear rug lies on the floor. All three are holding vacuum-cleaner-type devices in the air, as well as wearing purple nitrile gloves.
12 Mar 2019

Mothbusting at Newhailes

We’re putting Newhailes’ precious collections in the deep freeze to stop the moths damaging them.

15 Feb 2019

Can I touch that?

Revealing the significance of objects in the Trust’s collections helps make them more accessible.

Three people stand in a grand drawing room, holding small vacuum cleaners in the air.
4 Feb 2019

Who you gonna call? Mothbusters!

Mothbusters have been called in to halt Newhailes’ bothersome bug problem.

1 Feb 2019

Janus – the god of January – looks at Project Reveal’s progress

Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, looks forwards and backwards. Here we do that for Project Reveal.

Haggis and cheese scones in a basket
24 Jan 2019

Haggis & cheese scones

If you can’t pop into the RBBM Café to try our haggis & cheese scones, you can make them at home.

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