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Christmas Revealed, part 2
19 Dec 2017

Christmas Revealed, part 2

The Project Reveal teams pick their favourite discoveries from the past 5 months.

15 Dec 2017

Christmas Revealed, part 1

The Project Reveal teams pick their favourite discoveries from the past 5 months

Cataloguing Christmas cheer
14 Dec 2017

Cataloguing Christmas cheer

A Father Christmas army and fancy dress crackers – revealing the spirit of Christmas at Newhailes.

Wooden dining chairs are set around a long wooden dining table in a grand, wood-panelled room.
1 Dec 2017

Princess Louise’s Highland seat(s)

Project Reveal Team North East find a set of chairs at Mar Lodge with a royal connection and a divided history.

21st-century needlework in 17th-century Culross Palace
22 Nov 2017

21st-century needlework in 17th-century Culross Palace

Project Reveal Team East uncovers the work that goes into creating a splash of colour in Culross Palace.

Leaving our mark
16 Nov 2017

Leaving our mark

The Trust’s collections are very diverse, so we need to use various marking and labelling techniques for identifying collection items.

9 Nov 2017

The ghosts of Culzean Castle

An introduction to some spirits.

A view of the kitchen in Moirlanich Longhouse.
3 Nov 2017

Lang may yer hingin’ lum reek

The Project Reveal West Team are intrigued by a rare hanging lum in the kitchen of Moirlanich Longhouse.

A small metal key has a long white keyring attached that reads: mahogany box, golden telescope.
3 Nov 2017

If the key fits ...

Project Reveal North West team find a mysterious key at Brodie Castle. What will it open?