The National Trust for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a Scottish conservation organisation. It is the largest membership organisation in Scotland and describes itself as “the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland’s natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy”.
The Trust owns and manages around 130 properties (such as The Bachelors’ Club) and 180,000 acres (73,000 ha; 730 km2) of land, including castles, ancient small dwellings, historic sites, gardens, coastline, mountains and countryside. It is similar in function to the National Trust, which covers England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and to other national trusts worldwide.
The Trust was established in 1931 as the “National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty”, following discussions held in the smoking room of Pollok House (now a Trust property). The Trust was incorporated on 1 May 1931, with John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl being elected as its first president, Sir Iain Colqhoun serving as the first chairman. Sir John Stirling Maxwell, owner of Pollok House, was appointed as a vice-president, and provided the trust with its first property, Crookston Castle. Another early acquisition was Glen Coe, which was purchased with assistance from the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1935.
The Trust is a registered charity under Scottish law. As of 2022 it employed 469 people on a full-time equivalent basis (or 760 in total when taking account of seasonal employees), and had over 310,000 members. The Trust’s Patron is King Charles III; the President is Jackie Bird; the CEO is Philip Long OBE; and the chairman is Sir Mark Jones.
Become a member today at https://www.nts.org.uk
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You can download all PDFs here| Name | Collection |
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| Ali MacLeod | The Fowk Collection |
| Chris Waddell | The Tarbolton Collection |
| Claire Walker of South Uist | The Kilmarnock Collection,The Tarbolton Collection |
| Derek Alexander | The Fowk Collection |
| Dr David Hopes | The Kilmarnock Collection,The Tarbolton Collection |
| Lauren McKenzie | The Tarbolton Collection |
| Philip Long OBE | The Tarbolton Collection |
| Stuart Maxwell | The Fowk Collection |
