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A view from high on a hillside looking down over the horseshoe-shaped Village Bay in St Kilda. The sea is blue and calm. A crescent of old stone houses can just be seen, a little way back from the shore.
26 Nov 2024

Trust experts to host talks at Highland Cinema

We’re partnering with Fort William’s Highland Cinema to host a series of talks this winter.

Three women stand in front of an exhibition entrance panel and a large framed embroidery. The word Stitched is stencilled onto the wall above some introductory copy.
22 Nov 2024

Love Scotland podcast – Season 10

Welcome to the tenth season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some thrilling stories about Scotland’s people and places.

Two women stand looking at plants, one with a clipboard
12 Nov 2024

The PLANTS project: A day in the life

The PLANTS project concludes in 2025 after auditing plant collections across Trust gardens. Inventory Officer Lucrezia Rossi reflects on her role and her experiences over the last two and a half years.

Close-up of the stomach of a white 18th-century dress. Buttons go down the front and small pink, white, green and blue tassels on cords form zigzags between the buttons.
6 Nov 2024

Out in the open: caring for a dress on open display

Textiles are fascinating and delicate objects. In the last of the Ramsay exhibition blogs, we explore the risks and considerations when displaying fabric outside of a case.

A grid showing photos of different plants to grow in your garden to attract birds
1 Nov 2024

The PLANTS project: Top 12 plants for birds

The PLANTS project team recommend 12 of the best plants for attracting birds to your garden.

An illustration of a geisha in a blue kimono with a dark blue and pink pattern stands in front of a mirror.
8 Oct 2024

Plant Journeys blog #13 – Kimono and kimono pattern books

Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.

A close-up of a woman lifting her white linen skirt to reveal a red ribbon tied just below the knee, around finely woven white stockings. She wears burgundy pointed flat shoes.
18 Sept 2024

Pocket hoops and panniers: Georgian undergarments

The sixth instalment in our series of blogs about the Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion exhibition takes a look at Georgian underwear.

A smiling lady stands beside an embroidered 18th-century dress displayed on a mannequin in an exhibition room. She is holding an open catalogue that has a black and white photo of her wearing the same dress in the 1960s.
11 Sept 2024

Member reunited with 18th-century dress at Ramsay exhibition

A National Trust for Scotland member shares her memories of modelling an 18th-century dress in 1969, which is now on display at Edinburgh’s Georgian House.

The front cover of the Yokohama Nursery catalogue
10 Sept 2024

Plant Journeys blog post #12 – Plant collecting and Yokohama Nursery

Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.