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A moth, with black and red colouring is among long grass.
14 Jun 2021

Burg’s beautiful slender Scotch burnet moth

Join our ranger to find out more about this fascinating creature.

A collection of glass bottles and old cleaning products stand on a shelf beside a kitchen sink at the Tenement House. A mangle is screwed on to the edge of the sink, and a wash board stands behind.
11 Jun 2021

Why we love the Tenement House

Join Ana Sanchez for a glimpse into life in the Tenement House in Glasgow at the beginning of the 20th century.

A black and white photo of a wedding group standing under a tree. From the left are an elderly gentleman in a suit and a beard; a young woman in a neat suit and blouse; a tall young gentleman in a smart suit, holding a coat over his arm; then a small woman in a suit and hat, holding a pair of gloves.
11 Jun 2021

Bride, banns & braces – when two folklorists wed

Read a special personal account of the wedding of Canna’s John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw in June 1935.

A smiling woman is sitting on a chair, wearing a tartan shawl.
10 Jun 2021

Meet the Makers: Jenny Urquhart from Johnstons of Elgin

The Trust is proud to support talented makers and craftspeople from across Scotland, by selling their products in our physical and online shops. This time, we meet Jenny Urquhart from Johnstons of Elgin.

An intricately patterned child's teacup in a peach colour with a clover pattern.
10 Jun 2021

A cup of wishes for the little ones

We explore the philosophy of Japanese tea culture, inspired by a child’s teacup from Drum Castle.

A faded sepia photograph of a group of people sitting around a table drinking. The logo of Naked Wines is in the bottom right of the image.
7 Jun 2021

Quirky decanters and drinking vessels

Join us in celebrating our partnership with Naked Wines by raising a glass to some of our more unusual wine-related items from the collection at Brodick Castle.

A watercolour painting, ‘Summer Palace of the Queens of Aragon’  by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, in a brown frame
7 Jun 2021

A celebration of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s birthday: the colours of Collioure

We take a look at one of Mackintosh’s watercolours, ‘Summer Palace of the Queens of Aragon’, painted while he was living in the south of France and now on display at the Hill House.

Three ice cream cones lie on a plate. The two either side are a pale ice cream and the one in the middle is bright pink. The cones are topped with chocolate.
7 Jun 2021

A taste of history at Gladstone’s Land

The Gladstone’s Land refurbishment has been inspired by hundreds of years of history.

A large yellow crane is being used in the construction of the Box at the Hill House.
7 Jun 2021

The designed landscape at the Hill House

Two years on from the construction of the Box, we look at the impact it has had on the designed landscape around the house.