National Trust for Scotland

The Soay Sheep Project has been ongoing since the 1980s

Welfare report calls to euthanise ill St Kilda sheep ahead of winter

Josh Moore and Katy Phenix are Fair Isle's newest residents

Meet couple who have moved family to Scotland's most remote island

St Kilda's Soay sheep

A warmer St Kilda could be changing the fate of its famous sheep

Major milestone reached on island in saving rare tree from extinction

The exposed stone and brick under the roughcast with scaffolding around the house

Milestone as roughcast removed from Charles Rennie Mackintosh building

Mingulay in the Outer Hebrides is owned by NTS property PIC: Julian Paren/geograph.org.

Mapping the future of uninhabited islands in the Outer Hebrides

Newhailes House & Gardens in Musselburgh was evacuated today after a fire broke out in a nearby field.

East Lothian attraction evacuated after fire breaks out nearby

The property on Calton Hill is the latest to be investigated by historian David Olusoga in his TV series a House Through Time

TV historian unlocks Edinburgh home of a sculptor and a brothel keeper

Newhailes House, near Edinburgh

The hidden UFO history of country house near Edinburgh

A helicopter carrying water tackles the wildfire burning near Nethy Bridge in Cairngorms National Park in north-east Scotland (Jane Barlow/PA)

Cairngorms: 'Unpredictable' blaze creating 'treacherous' conditions

A case of deadly squirrelpox has been confirmed in red squirrels in Clackmannanshire.

Deadly squirrelpox confirmed in Scottish red squirrels

I found my favourite National Trust for Scotland property

An impression of the new Centenary Garden planned for Newhailes House in East Lothian. PIC: NTS

Anonymous £500,000 donation grows historic East Lothian garden

Numbers of endangered large red damselflies are set to increase following conservation work at Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire. PIC: NTS

Rare 'flying jewels' insects find home at 15th Century Scottish castle

Preston Mill sits just outside the East Lothian village of East Linton.

Scottish mill which featured in Outlander grinds grain again

The National Trust of Scotland's Derek Alexander with the newly discovered mortar shell. Picture: NTS

'Remarkable' discovery of unexploded shell at Culloden Battlefield

National Museums Scotland of curator Zena Timmons preparing Morag the sheep for display.

Dolly the sheep's cloned predecessor goes on permanent show at museum

The National Trust for Scotland has successfully repaired one of the most significant structures on St Kilda, following a major collapse in 2022.

St Kilda hut linked to exiled Jacobite wife sees restored

An aerial view of the Erskine family castle foundations uncovered at the House of Dun. Picture: NTS

Treasure trove of new archaeological finds made on NTS land

Ranger Bronwen Thomas and Senior Nature Conservation Officer Alan Crawford with an example of the ancient, veteran, and notable trees on the Drum Estate.

Future of ancient Scottish trees protected as NTS doubles woodland

Views from the Isle of Canna in the Inner Hebrides

Tiny island with 20 residents secures funding for £5.6m hub project

James Clements as Robert Burns in The Burns Project. PIC: Kelly Levacher.

New Robbie Burns play tours some of Scotland's finest historic sites

The island of Staffa is a victim of its own breathtaking beauty, with increasing numbers of visitors taking their toll on its landscape. Now the National Trust for Scotland is embarking on a £1.6 million project to repair damage and improve access for tourists

New staircase to puffin colony to be built on enchanting Scots island

Vendace is the UK’s rarest native freshwater fish and is a priority species in the Trust’s Plan for Nature.

Ice Age Relic: Britain's rarest fish thriving in Scottish loch

Discovery of a piece of lead grape shot

Hundreds of Jacobite projectiles found in unexplored area of Culloden

The Historic Environment Scotland headquarters at Salisbury Place, Edinburgh.

New HES chairman addresses staff at troubled quango

A general view of Edinburgh Castle. which is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Exclusive Chief executive of Historic Environment Scotland suspended

The cannonball is said to have been retrieved from the battlefield at Culloden following the Jacobite defeat on April 16, 1746. PIC: NTS.

Cannonball 'taken from Culloden battlefield' bought for nation

The Memorial Cairn at Culloden to those who fought and died in battle on April 16, 1746. A historian who devoted much of his research to the battle has left National Trust for Scotland more than £1m in his will. PIC: NTS.

Highly regarded historian leaves £1m to safeguard Culloden Battlefield

The Bernat Klein Studio near Selkirk now has new owners and will be fully restored.

Keys handed over to new owners of architectural masterpiece in Borders

A one year-old receives the MMR vaccine as cases rise (Picture: Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: It's a tragedy take-up of measles vaccine has fallen

Fyvie Castle near Turriff in Aberdeenshire has a history dating back 800 years. An investment of £5m is being made by National Trust for Scotland will help it meet its "full potential". PIC: Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

800-year-old Scottish castle enters its 'sixth age' with £5m upgrade

'Rock art' found by NTS rangers in Glencoe. The charity has urged visitors to resist the trend in order to protect the countryside amid growing numbers of people visiting its sites.

Visitors issued warning over rock art, memorials and campfires in glen

The Bannockburn battlefield where Robert the Bruce led his men to victory over Edward II's army. PIC: NTS.

Battle is over at Bannockburn as trotting track plan thrown out

Flamingo Land protestors outside the Scottish Parliament with Ross Greer MSP.

Watch: 'Government doesn't have balls' to reject Flamingo Land

Kingarrock Hickory Golf Course, at Hill of Tarvit, Fife.

Tee up some old-fashioned leisure time

Descending Conic Hill on the West Highland Way. A number of walkers have fallen ill after drinking water from a nearby river. PIC: Geograph.org/Chris Heaton.

Hillwalkers on popular route 'pretty ill' after drinking from river

A mile-long drive leads to Glamis Castle in Angus, the ancestral seat to the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and their Lyon predecessors since the 14th Century. PIC: Contributed.

Two castle gems and an elegant historic home to visit in Angus

Regularly featuring in lists of the most beautiful walks in Scotland, the Hermitage is located just outside the pretty town of Dunkeld. Originally designed as a pleasure ground in the 18th century for the Dukes of Atholl, nowadays visitors can enjoy seeing some of the tallest trees in Britain, the dramatic Black Linn Falls, the folly of Ossian's Hall and plenty of wildlife, including red squirrels and leaping salmon. A total of 359,937 people visited last year. Admission is free, with a £4 charge for car parking.

Child airlifted to hospital after 16-foot fall at beauty spot

Seabirds at risk because of proposed windfarm development

Calls to stop massive wind farm over thousands of forecast bird deaths

Some of the most popular attractions run by the National Trust for Scotland.

Top National Trust For Scotland Attractions 2025: 11 most popular

The 800-year-old Scottish mill running again thanks to £2.4m donation
The flour mill operated for almost 800 years until 1982 - and now it is back up and running again

A mourning ring engraved with 19th Century Scottish geologist Hugh Miller's name and the date of his birth and death

19th century ring linked to Scottish geologist found on African beach

Kellie Castle and the 3D imaging of its historic ceilings (Pics: Brian Chapple /National Trust for Scotland)

Historic castle ceilings brought to life by 3D digital scans

Overlooking the Firth of Clyde, Culzean Castle in South Ayrshire sits within a prized country park

Hundreds of prized trees lost at estates due to 'devastating' storm

A blue woollen knitted sock owned by Robert Burns, complete with the initials "RB", is among the most popular of artefacts linked to the poet. The size eight socks date to around 1770-1796.

Robert Burns: Socks, locks and wedding rings among top relics of poet

A reconstruction of Tinnis Fort in the Scottish Borders around 600 AD when the Drumelzier Merlin legend was set. Illustration by Chris Mitchell/GUARD Archaeology.

The search for Scotland's Merlin myth in the spotlight

Mar Lodge's most northerly 'granny pine' has succumbed to bad weather in the last three weeks or so

One of Scotland's oldest pine trees dies in solitary spot on hillside

The community on the island of Iona is set to benefit from improved connectivity

Birthplace of Christianity in Scotland fast-tracked into 21st century

The picnic cottage on Mar Lodge Estate, which Queen Victoria enjoyed when she visited Balmoral, has been saved from ruin

The restored ‘fairytale’ picnic cottage enjoyed by Queen Victoria

Excavations at Glencoe have discovered a range of artefacts which offer a "profoundly personal" connection to the people who lived in the glen around the time of the infamous 1692 massacre. PIC: Derek Alexander/NTS.

Glencoe Massacre: Extraordinary finds made at house where shots fired

Fiddle played by Burns' dance tutor heads for Hydro and Carnegie Hall

Endangered mountain trees and shrubs are making a comeback in Scotland, mitigating the effects of extreme weather, a study by the University of Stirling has shown.

Mountain trees almost extinct in 1990s make Scottish comeback

The National Trust for Scotland, which cares for Bannockburn Battlefield, has hit out at plans to build a horse-and-buggy racing circuit at the site of the iconic 1314 clash -- described as "one of the most pivotal places in Scotland’s history"

Battle for Bannockburn: New assault to overturn racetrack approval

New Lanark is one of three of Scotland's UNESCO heritage sites considered to be most at risk from the impact of climate change.

The three Scottish historic sites 'most at risk from climate change'

The Bannockburn battlefield where Robert the Bruce led his men to victory over Edward II's army. PIC: NTS.

Battle for Bannockburn: Ministers called to settle horse track furore

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