National Museum of Costume is NOW CLOSED. Explore the social functions of the clothes in the collection in their country house setting. Follow the story through each room of the house as it reflects a different period and event. Many o ...
The old mill by the stream Beside the Pow Burn in the pretty village of New Abbey stands a three-storey whitewashed mill building. It was built around the end of the 18th century by the Stewarts of nearby Shambellie House. But the site prob ...
A place of personal devotion In 1268, Lord John Balliol died. His grieving widow, Lady Dervorgilla of Galloway, had his heart embalmed and placed in an ivory casket. She carried it with her everywhere. She undertook many charitable acts ...
National Museum of Costume - NOW CLOSED