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The interior of a cafe. Small square tables are set with placemats and candles. The cafe is dark with wood-panelled walls.
30 Apr 2021

The Hill House café

Our café is a warm and welcoming space in the recently constructed Box, offering a range of delicious sweet and savoury products seven days a week.

A close-up of a smiling young woman standing on a metal walkway, a little bit like scaffolding. She wears a navy jacket with the National Trust for Scotland logo on it. She has mid-length fair hair.
30 Apr 2021

A day in the life of a ... Visitor Services Supervisor

We meet Taylah Egbers from the Hill House for a behind-the-scenes glance at the important role she plays in caring for our special places.

A group of 5 men and women stand or kneel in a grassy field, with a drystone wall running behind them. The lady in the middle is holding a large camera.
30 Apr 2021

Brilliant volunteers at Threave

Working with volunteers is very rewarding, and it’s a fantastic way to meet a diverse range of people.

A black and white photograph of a bride and groom exiting a grand building, arm in arm. Pipers play either side of them. Both are broadly smiling.
29 Apr 2021

Bride and joy!

One for Downton Abbey fans, Antonia (Curator for Edinburgh & East) explains how these newlyweds connect Newhailes and the ‘real’ Downton.

Black and white archival image of the village on Hirta, St Kilda. The large mountain of Conachair is in the background.
29 Apr 2021

The National Trust for Scotland’s St Kilda archives

Archivist Ian Riches gives a flavour of just some of the hundreds of documents and photos we look after relating to St Kilda.

Rays of sunshine beam down upon a moorland area beside a single track road. In the background is an enormous shoulder of a mountain, silhouetted against the blue sky.
28 Apr 2021

Making a difference – our proposals for Scotland 2021–26

Read the National Trust for Scotland’s manifesto for the upcoming elections for the Scottish Parliament.

A view of a large moorland area, with a large stone cairn in the distance. The sky is blue, with white fluffy clouds scudding across.
28 Apr 2021

The Great Eight at Culloden

Raoul Curtis-Machin, Operations Manager at Culloden, tells us about some of his favourite things to look for at the property.

Metal letters spelling out Culloden are attached to an old stone wall at the entrance to a driveway. It has rained recently and the grass and stones glisten as the sun breaks through the clouds.
28 Apr 2021

I remember that he remembered: family history stories from Culloden

We are sharing some stories about Culloden that have been unearthed by some of our supporters from around the world.

A close-up of the top half of an old whisky stoneware jar. It is very shiny and a mustard-yellow in colour. There are a couple of chips in the top spout. Printed on it is the following text: 167 Chivas Brothers. Scotch Whisky Merchants Aberdeen. 5.
26 Apr 2021

Kegs, cases and jars: a moving tale

Once distilled, whisky had to be moved or stored. There was a marked difference in this process between the legal and illicit trade.