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A lady sits at a wooden desk in a study, with a member of National Trust for Scotland staff standing beside her.
13 Sept 2019

Historic desk returns to the Hill House

A desk owned by the man who commissioned the Hill House has returned to the property for the first time in over 60 years.

An aerial view of a section of coastline on Canna
9 Sept 2019

The importance of volunteers on Canna

Two volunteer groups came to Canna to help us out with a big clean-up.

A view of the harbour at Village Bay, St Kilda - with a small boat making its way across the turquoise water and a larger boat alongside the shore. Stone steps run down to the jetty.
9 Sept 2019

Sharing St Kilda’s secrets

Ranger Sue Loughlan has been blogging about her time on St Kilda all summer long.

A model in a long black dress stands in front of the Camellia House at Culzean Castle.
3 Sept 2019

Picture perfect backdrops

We provide amazing locations for fashion photoshoots, showing off the beautiful places we protect and raising vital funds for their care.

A view of Glencoe with a stormy, dramatic sky
3 Sept 2019

Exploring the beauty of Glencoe

We invited three of Scotland’s top landscape photography instagrammers to celebrate World Photography Day at Glencoe.

Part of a painted mural found on the ceiling in a pub on St Kilda, featuring two puffins facing each other on a grassy meadow.
30 Aug 2019

From the edge of the world: part 10

Our new blog from St Kilda reveals what it’s like to spend a season working here.

30 Aug 2019

Stories from Staffa: island of staves

Peter offers a brief explanation of Staffa’s geology, looking at volcanic activity, the famous columnar basalts and the great caves.

Black and white photo of the ruin of Crookston Castle

The National Trust for Scotland and World War II

We take a look at the early history of the National Trust for Scotland, and the effect of World War II on our places.

Raspberry jam is spread on a wedge-shaped potato scone, that sits on top of other potato scones on a plate. A spoon filled with jam lies beside it. Behind the plate are three small jars of raspberry jam.

Mairi Sawyer’s raspberry jam

To celebrate the Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight, food blogger Claire Jessiman tackles an unusual jam recipe.

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