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Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Hill House is a visually arresting mix of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Scottish Baronial and Japonisme architecture and design. #NTSGreatScots Charles Mackintosh, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Designs, Art Nouveau Furniture, Furniture Design, Modern Architecture House, Interior Architecture, Mackintosh Furniture, Arts And Crafts Interiors, Interior Decorating

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Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Hill House is a visually arresting mix of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Scottish Baronial and Japonisme architecture and design. #NTSGreatScots

Built between 1902 and 1904 for the Glasgow publisher Walter Blackie, the Hill House is world-renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s domestic masterpiece. Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald created a space where architecture, interiors, gardens and environment blend into one. #NTSGreatScots Turned Art, Scotland Castles, Architecture Interiors, House On A Hill, Glasgow, Walter

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Built between 1902 and 1904 for the Glasgow publisher Walter Blackie, the Hill House is world-renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s domestic masterpiece. Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald created a space where architecture, interiors, gardens and environment blend into one. #NTSGreatScots

Does Charles Rennie Mackintosh get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Cast yours now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Book Cover

Does Charles Rennie Mackintosh get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Cast yours now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

With the Hill House in Helensburgh, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald created a space where architecture, interiors, gardens and environment blend into one. #NTSGreatScots Art Nouveau House, Art Nouveau Interior, Bauhaus, Scandinavian Style, Craftsman Furniture

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With the Hill House in Helensburgh, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald created a space where architecture, interiors, gardens and environment blend into one. #NTSGreatScots

His astonishingly forward-thinking vision and creativity has given Scotland a rich architectural and artistic heritage. Does Charles Rennie Mackintosh get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Join the debate at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Working Life, Debate, Creativity, Heritage, Join

His astonishingly forward-thinking vision and creativity has given Scotland a rich architectural and artistic heritage. Does Charles Rennie Mackintosh get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Join the debate at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

Following his defeat at Culloden on 16 April 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie fled ‘over the sea to Skye’ en route to France. He was assisted by Flora MacDonald, who disguised him as her Irish maid Betty Burke. #NTSGreatScots Diana Gabaldon Outlander Series, Scotland Forever, British Armed Forces, Science Fiction Novels, Art Costume, Isle Of Skye, Inverness

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Following his defeat at Culloden on 16 April 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie fled ‘over the sea to Skye’ en route to France. He was assisted by Flora MacDonald, who disguised him as her Irish maid Betty Burke. #NTSGreatScots

Flora MacDonald’s name is forever linked with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Following his defeat at #Culloden, Flora helped the prince escape ‘over the sea to Skye’ en route to France. Give her your #NTSGreatScots vote at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Romance, Romantic

Flora MacDonald’s name is forever linked with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Following his defeat at #Culloden, Flora helped the prince escape ‘over the sea to Skye’ en route to France. Give her your #NTSGreatScots vote at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

Flora MacDonald’s name is forever linked with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Following his defeat at Culloden on 16 April 1746, the prince fled to the Hebrides. Due to Flora’s cunning plan to disguise him as her Irish maid Betty Burke, the prince evaded the Hanoverians and crossed ‘over the sea to Skye’ en route to France. #NTSGreatScots Outlander, Scottish Warrior, S Xvi, Celtic Warriors, Men In Kilts, Highlanders, Scottish Clans

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Flora MacDonald’s name is forever linked with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Following his defeat at Culloden on 16 April 1746, the prince fled to the Hebrides. Due to Flora’s cunning plan to disguise him as her Irish maid Betty Burke, the prince evaded the Hanoverians and crossed ‘over the sea to Skye’ en route to France. #NTSGreatScots

Does Flora MacDonald get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Cast yours now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots It Cast, Plants

Does Flora MacDonald get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Cast yours now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

Mar Lodge Estate occupies nearly 7% of the Cairngorms National Park and covers some of the most remote and scenic wild land in Scotland, including four of the five highest mountains in the UK. Fifteen of the Trust's 46 Munros can be found in the Cairngorms around Mar Lodge. #NTSGreatScots #Munro National Trust, National Parks, Inverness Shire, Scottish Parliament, Cairngorms National Park, Loch Lomond, Scottish Highlands, Nature Reserve

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Mar Lodge Estate occupies nearly 7% of the Cairngorms National Park and covers some of the most remote and scenic wild land in Scotland, including four of the five highest mountains in the UK. Fifteen of the Trust's 46 Munros can be found in the Cairngorms around Mar Lodge. #NTSGreatScots #Munro

The most famous Scottish glen is also one of its most dramatic, with forbidding mountains, thundering waterfalls and sparkling lochs. Its many mountaineering routes include eight Munros. #NTSGreatScots #Munro Glenfinnan Monument, Coastal Landscape, Luxor Egypt, Beach Beauty, Famous Places, The Highlands

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The most famous Scottish glen is also one of its most dramatic, with forbidding mountains, thundering waterfalls and sparkling lochs. Its many mountaineering routes include eight Munros. #NTSGreatScots #Munro

Ben Lawers is Scotland’s tenth highest #Munro and the central Highlands' highest mountain, stretching 1,214m (3,984ft) above Loch Tay. Make it to the summit and you’ll be rewarded with magnificent views of Ben Lomond and Glencoe to the west, and the Cairngorms to the north. Scotland Highlands, Scotland Travel, Castle Scotland, Cairngorms, Scottish Islands, England And Scotland

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Ben Lawers is Scotland’s tenth highest #Munro and the central Highlands' highest mountain, stretching 1,214m (3,984ft) above Loch Tay. Make it to the summit and you’ll be rewarded with magnificent views of Ben Lomond and Glencoe to the west, and the Cairngorms to the north.

Does Sir Hugh #Munro get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Cast yours now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Style, Swag, Outfits

Does Sir Hugh #Munro get your #NTSGreatScots vote? Cast yours now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

One of the last few areas of wild land in Scotland, Kintail is a rugged, remote estate in the West Highlands. The dramatic landscape encompasses the Five Sisters – a mountain ridge incorporating three Munros. #NTSGreatScots #Munro Visit Scotland, West Highlands, Places To See, Places To Travel, England, Scottish Castles

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One of the last few areas of wild land in Scotland, Kintail is a rugged, remote estate in the West Highlands. The dramatic landscape encompasses the Five Sisters – a mountain ridge incorporating three Munros. #NTSGreatScots #Munro

Rising from the east shore of Loch Lomond to a height of 974m (3,193ft), Ben Lomond offers exhilarating walking and spectacular views across Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. Ben Lomond is one of the Trust's 46 Munros, and is the most southerly #Munro in Scotland. #NTSGreatScots Ben Lomond, New Zealand Lakes, Queenstown New Zealand, Lake Wakatipu

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Rising from the east shore of Loch Lomond to a height of 974m (3,193ft), Ben Lomond offers exhilarating walking and spectacular views across Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. Ben Lomond is one of the Trust's 46 Munros, and is the most southerly #Munro in Scotland. #NTSGreatScots

Sir Hugh #Munro was the first person to chart Scotland’s mountains over 3,000 feet, which were named in his honour. His seminal list the ‘Munro Tables’, first published in 1891, was a labour of love. Give him your #NTSGreatScots vote at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Red Cross, Feet, Mountains, Alba

Sir Hugh #Munro was the first person to chart Scotland’s mountains over 3,000 feet, which were named in his honour. His seminal list the ‘Munro Tables’, first published in 1891, was a labour of love. Give him your #NTSGreatScots vote at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

Our #NTSGreatScots are still fighting for your vote. Have you cast yours yet? Vote now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Fight For You, Couple Photos, Couples

Our #NTSGreatScots are still fighting for your vote. Have you cast yours yet? Vote now at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots is said to have shocked her courtiers at Falkland Palace by insisting on wearing men’s breeches to play tennis. Britain’s oldest royal (or real) tennis court was built here for her father, James V, between 1539–41. If Mary gets your #NTSGreatScots vote, help her to win our poll at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Real Tennis, Breeches, Tennis Court, Reign, Palace, Britain, Father

Mary, Queen of Scots is said to have shocked her courtiers at Falkland Palace by insisting on wearing men’s breeches to play tennis. Britain’s oldest royal (or real) tennis court was built here for her father, James V, between 1539–41. If Mary gets your #NTSGreatScots vote, help her to win our poll at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots

Britain’s oldest royal (or real) tennis court was built at Falkland Palace between 1539–41 and was used by Mary, Queen of Scots. If she gets your #NTSGreatScots vote, help her to win our poll at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots Fife, North East

Britain’s oldest royal (or real) tennis court was built at Falkland Palace between 1539–41 and was used by Mary, Queen of Scots. If she gets your #NTSGreatScots vote, help her to win our poll at www.nts.org.uk/Great-Scots