National Trust for Scotland
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We think places that make people smile are worth caring for – support our charity so we can keep sharing them with everyone, #ForTheLoveOfScotland.
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It’s getting busy at Seabird City, AKA St Abb's Head. The gannets, guillemots + more have returned for the season, settling on the cliffs, gullies and stacks that provide the perfect habitat for the tens of thousands of seabirds nesting here from May-July.
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Robert Smail’s Printing Works is the oldest working commercial letterpress printers in the UK – a living museum where very little has changed since the 1800s. > brnw.ch/21wJv8c
📍 Robert Smail’s Printing Works, Innerleithen
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Leaping for joy having seen a bottlenose dolphin yesterday! This lone individual was hanging about Staffa all day and gave us a wee show on the final boat back.🐬 Staffa Trips Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust National Trust for Scotland
5 beautiful wall stencils you’ll see on a visit to Holmwood! Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson designed the house in 1857-58 – and it's widely regarded as his finest domestic creation. > brnw.ch/21wJtUd
📍 Holmwood, Glasgow
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Whatever you’re doing, pause for a moment and look at this photo of a curious seal at Staffa NNR. The cutest visitor of Fingal's Cave? 🤔
📸 Gordon Bruce
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In this week's episode of #LoveScotland , Jackie and her guests discuss six objects in our collections that help to tell the stories of some fascinating women connected to our places.
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What are you doing this bank holiday weekend? 🤔 Why not join us to protect, enjoy and share your love of Scotland? 🤗 There are over a hundred places to explore with our membership, from gardens to castles to grand country homes. > brnw.ch/21wJokX
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Which garden is your favourite?
1. Geilston Garden
2. Inverewe Garden
3. Royal Burgh of Culross
4. Branklyn Garden
5. Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate
6. Malleny Garden
7. Leith Hall, Garden & Estate
8. Inveresk Garden
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What’s your favourite castle in Scotland? 🤔🏰
1. Brodie Castle
2. Castle Fraser
3. Fyvie Castle
4. Crathes Castle
5. Drum Castle
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This is the stunning lochside garden of Inverewe – created from wilderness on a remote stretch of coastline in the Highlands, discover a paradise of unusual and wonderful plants from across the globe. > brnw.ch/21wJhbJ
📍 Inverewe Garden, Poolewe
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This week's guessing game may be a little too easy... Do you know where this photo was taken? 🤔🍍
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Thanks to findlaynapier and Gillian Frame 🏴 🎻 who worked with our P5-7 class as part of their YMI block. North Ayrshire Music Service
'Planting Trees' by Shiskine Primary School youtu.be/6Kw9hORdsgQ?si… via YouTube
The Tenement House reveals what it meant to be an independent woman in early twentieth-century Glasgow. Miss Agnes Toward lived here from 1911 to 1965, preserving her possessions with love and care. > brnw.ch/21wJfS9
📍 Tenement House, Glasgow
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A geologist, folklorist, fossil hunter & social justice campaigner, Hugh Miller left a huge legacy of knowledge. But, as these two adjacent properties testify, he came from humble beginnings. > brnw.ch/21wJeDT
📍 Hugh Miller's Birthplace, Cromarty
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How much do you know about the earliest kings and queens of Scotland? We step back in history to meet rulers whose names have become more forgotten over time.
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Fyvie Castle's unique organ hasn't been played for years due to damage to the pipes. However, thanks to specialist repair and restoration work carried out for our charity, this historic organ is playing loud and clear again. > brnw.ch/21wJa7F
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