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A gold filigree case with a chain encloses a red ball-shaped item, which looks a little like a fat ball for birds.

Revealing our eerie artefacts

For Halloween, our curators have picked out some of the spookiest pieces in our collection, from all over Scotland.

11 Oct 2017

Palm trees and goddesses at Culross Palace

Project Reveal Team East discover the beautiful painted ceilings of Culross Palace, and wonder what lies beneath them.

Memories of Zeppelin Sunday
3 Oct 2017

Memories of Zeppelin Sunday

The Project Reveal South West Team get a closer look at an aircraft propeller that left a mark on modern history.

The three jagged peaks of the Three Sisters range in Glencoe are seen against a bright blue sky.
2 Oct 2017

What does the Trust’s President do?

The President is an ambassador for our charity’s work, promoting our work to protect Scotland’s heritage.

A photographer peers inside an illuminated play pen-like structure in a room in the Hill House. His camera is set up on a tripod nearby.
27 Sept 2017

Mackintosh and the baby’s play pen

A time for reflection as Reveal Team West finish their work at the Hill House.

Nature in art at the Hill House
20 Sept 2017

Nature in art at the Hill House

Project Reveal Team West have uncovered a work of art hidden in the linen cupboards at the Hill House

A small china plate, a round glass bowl with a pouring lip and a green glass goblet stand in a line on a wooden table.
15 Sept 2017

A tax avoidance scheme?

Discover the real purpose of these curious little glass bowls at Culzean Castle

A black and white photo of a white plastic box filled with rolled-up prints, wrapped in plastic. They look quite like large sausages.
8 Sept 2017

What’s in the box?

Down in the depths of Newhailes a treasure trove of prints has been discovered in an unassuming plastic box.

A close-up of the top half of a wooden longcase clock, standing in front of a plain wall next to a framed picture of some flowers.
1 Sept 2017

What’s the time, Major Keith?

The Project Reveal team in the North East investigate a clock at Pitmedden.