Posts Tagged ‘National Trust for Scotland’
Sports stars headline Borders Book Festival
Scottish sporting legends David Coulthard, Stephen Hendry and Gregor Townsend are just some of the highlights at this summer’s Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival. Along with inspiring women Kate Humble, Ruth Davidson and Susan Calman, and jockey Bob Champion, they will attend the prestigious event. The full-line up of over 100 events is announced today…
Read MoreSt Kilda wants your pictures of World Heritage Sites
St Kilda, the UK’s only dual UNESCO World Heritage Site, is today inviting the Scottish public to join them in marking World Heritage Day. Situated 40 miles to the west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, St Kilda holds both natural and cultural World Heritage status. Owned and managed by the National Trust for…
Read MoreA new battle of Culloden – to save it for the future
The National Trust for Scotland is this week launching a public consultation to try and ensure the long-term protection of Culloden Moor, the site of the 1745 battle. This pivotal moment in Scotland’s history was where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic and brutal end in one of the most harrowing battles in…
Read MoreLearn traditional skills of gardening in Scotland
Those interested in creating and maintaining a Scottish garden will be interested in a course taking place late next month. Gardening in Scotland: Principles and Practice of Establishment & Maintenance is being held at the National Trust for Scotland’s magnificent Pitmedden Garden, in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The hands-on course is being run by The Scottish Traditional…
Read MoreThe Antiques Roadshow is back for more
The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow returns to Scotland for an edition which will be shown on Mother’s Day. After the taste of glorious Crathes Castle summer sunshine that reached our screens in January, the BBC team are back for a second outing National Trust for Scotland property. The second of two programmes filmed at Crathes last…
Read MoreSnappy sculpture to commemorate J M Barrie
The National Trust for Scotland is launching a new garden in celebration of the life and work of Scottish writer J M Barrie. The author’s birthplace in Kirriemuir now has its own unusual hook – a life-size sculpture of Tick Tock the crocodile. To capture the magic of Barrie’s iconic tale, Peter Pan, the new…
Read MoreNTS looking for new board of trustees members
Members of the National Trust for Scotland are being offered the opportunity to apply to join the election process for the charity’s board of trustees. From coastlines to castles, art to architecture, wildlife to wilderness, the Trust cares for heritage sites across Scotland and Trustees will play a key role aiding the Trust in encouraging…
Read MoreScans reveal water damage to a Mackintosh classic
State of the art survey techniques have revealed the severity of water damage to an iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh property. The surveys, carried out in partnership between the National Trust for Scotland – who own and care for the Hill House in Helensburg – and Historic Environment Scotland, shows the extent of the damp and…
Read MoreNew skills address shortage of gardeners
Horticulture student Eilidh Fletcher showed off her new skills when Greenbank Garden, near Glasgow, had a special visitor. The Scottish Parliament’s presiding officer, MSP Ken Macintosh visited at the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. Eilidh, who is doing a Modern Apprenticeship in Horticulture at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has been working as a garden apprentice…
Read MoreA striking modern home with superb views
Easter Glasslie House is a superb modern property which stands in a wonderful quiet elevated country setting. Presented for sale by Galbraith , and significantly improved by the current owners, Easter Glasslie House is a striking contemporary house offering outstanding family accommodation of a high quality and specification, with many delightful bespoke features, on the…
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