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Five people stand in a line outside a wooden slatted building.
19 Aug 2024

Local community contributes to improvements at Corrieshalloch

A new sensory walk and other improvements have been made at Corrieshalloch Gateway to Nature to enhance the visitor experience.

A photograph of a white-walled, small thatched cottage, attached to a later Georgian townhouse. The cottage has crowstepped gables. Iron railings on top of a white wall separate the street from a small, patio-style garden.
16 Aug 2024

Love Scotland podcast – Season 9

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

A view of Fyvie Castle from the grounds
5 Aug 2024

Fyvie Castle and the British Civil Wars (1639–55)

Ahead of a commemorative Living History event to mark the 1644 Battle of Fyvie, historian Dr Andrew Lind summarises the tangled history of the conflict in which the castle played a significant role.

A range of fossils are displayed on a dark felt mat on a table in a museum.
26 Jun 2024

Step back in time and discover Scotland’s prehistoric past

The Trust will take visitors on a journey through time to explore the prehistoric history of the town where famous Scots geologist Hugh Miller was born. Join one of our new Fossil Walks this summer to follow in his footsteps.

A fountain is seen on a lawn in the foreground of a large blonde sandstone castle
21 Jun 2024

Exploring Culzean Castle

Our Digital Marketing Apprentice, Charlie Cumming, writes about her recent visit to Culzean Castle.

A statue of a man on a horse sits on top of a plinth in a diamond with a path leading up to it and grass and trees on either side.
19 Jun 2024

The Trust opposes proposed development at Bannockburn Battlefield

The Trust is calling for the Scottish Government to intervene to stop a damaging new development on land of the historic and internationally important Bannockburn Battlefield.

Two women sit at a table in a Georgian drawing room, sewing a blue silk dress that is laid out across a table.
14 Jun 2024

From canvas to silk – making a 1760s sack gown

In the second in our blog series, we find out about how a group of Trust volunteers have made a reproduction 1760s sack gown for our Ramsay and Edinburgh Fashion exhibition at the Georgian House.

An oil portrait of a little girl, sitting in front of a dark background. She wears a dark green dress with light blue sleeves and a red shawl wrapped around her. She has rosy cheeks.
14 Jun 2024

Ramsay comes to Edinburgh

This is the first in a series of stories about the exhibition Ramsay and Edinburgh Fashion, which runs at the Georgian House until 26 November 2024.

A view of a metal suspension bridge spanning a woodland gorge. The platform is made from wooden planks. A path leads up to the bridge, and is fenced either side.
24 May 2024

Happy 150th birthday to Corrieshalloch Gorge bridge

We take a look at the story of engineering heritage at our famous suspension bridge in the Highlands.