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A man and a child wander along a path in Threave Garden, heading towards the Stables block. In the foreground is a pond, filled with waterlilies and green reeds.
21 Mar 2019

Free reopening weekend across Dumfries & Galloway

Enjoy a fabulous free weekend this month at Threave Garden & Estate, Broughton House & Garden and Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace.

12 Mar 2019

The Loan Ranger

As the Project Reveal Loans Officer, I’d like to share some of my favourite items which are housed at National Trust for Scotland places.

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.

27 Feb 2019

Everyday photographs reveal history at the Tenement House: Part 2

Miss Toward’s childhood photographs at the Tenement House provide a window into the development of photography in the late 19th century.

20 Feb 2019

The beauty of Barra

Explore the island of Barra through the photographs of Margaret Fay Shaw (1903–2004).

20 Feb 2019

Seallaidhean breagha de Bharraigh

Thoiribh sùil air na dealbhan de Bharraigh aig Margaret Fay Shaw (1903–2004).

15 Feb 2019

Can I touch that?

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

8 Feb 2019

Saucers and syllabub

Hundreds of glasses and plates have been discovered at Fyvie Castle – what were they all for?

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.