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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 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.

A man is sitting on a tractor on the lawn in front of Hill of Tarvit in Fife.
7 Jun 2021

Garden apprenticeship – a career out of lockdown?

Got a taste for gardening and the outdoors during the pandemic? Why not make a career of it?

A rugged, steep-sided island rises out of the blue sea on the hazy horizon. A small island/sea stack rises just to the left of the main island. Small water droplets can be seen on the camera lens.
3 Jun 2021

From the edge of the world 2021 – part 1

The National Trust for Scotland ranger team have returned to St Kilda and are continuing with their blog series from 2019.

A thick cloud of midges swarm over a wetland area on a cloudy day. They have almost covered the camera lens.
3 Jun 2021

‘I’m hoping for sun … and midges!’

Our Kintail ranger shares his hopes for a Scottish midge-filled summer – all in the name of protecting our wildlife.