18th-century clan portraits go on show in the National Museum of Scotland
The oil paintings are the work of Scottish painter Richard Waitt (d.1732), and were commissioned in 1713 by Alexander, the Laird of Grant.
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Conserving Crathes Castle’s painted ceilings
The project involved extensive remedial conservation work to secure the rare, 17th-century painted ceilings for future generations.
New evidence sheds fresh light on Culloden battlefield landscape
‘This clear evidence for the survival of Culloden Parks shows us that the story of the Battle of Culloden is still unfolding'
Remains of Tudor and Jacobean gardens discovered at Belhus Park, Essex
Between 1753 and 1763, renowned architect Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown remodelled the gardens into a landscape park.
Knole unlocked: the hidden history of a country mansion
Major new restoration work at Knole, one of England’s greatest mansions, has granted archaeologists access to previously hidden spaces, and uncovered a forgotten history. Nathalie Cohen takes us for a tour.