Posts Tagged ‘National Trust for Scotland’
Lots to do all over Scotland this Halloween weekend
Halloween’s coming, and Scottish Field’s Fiona Hendrie has rounded up some of the best events taking place across the country. So if you’re n the mood for a scare, check out these frightfully good Halloween activities on offer with something for every age: Wizarding Weekend Fun Run, Castle Fraser, Inverurie 28-29/10 www.nts.org.uk Don your…
Read MoreScots photographic legend’s American exploits still on show
An exhibition of a Glasgow photographer’s work charting the most famous people and events in America over the last 50 years is currently on show. Visitors have been flocking to the National Trust for Scotland’s Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire, thanks to an amazing exhibition by Harry Benson CBE, one of Scotland?s most celebrated photographers. Harry…
Read MoreNational Trust for Scotland commemorate the Battle of Culloden with a series of events
A series of talks from some of the Battle of Culloden’s most eminent experts have been lined up at the National Trust for Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield visitor centre to mark the 271st anniversary of the battle. There will be talks by Professor Christopher Duffy, Professor Hugh Cheape and Dr Kirsteen MacKenzie and the Culloden team…
Read MoreNew measures to protect the seas around St Kilda ahead of 30th anniversary of World Heritage Site status
St Kilda has celebrated its first World Heritage Day with new protections in place to safeguard the sea waters around the islands. Conservationists at The National Trust for Scotland, which cares for the remote archipelago, have welcomed the measures, which mean that damaging fishing methods are no longer allowed in the area. St Kilda will…
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