Projects

King's Cup for Leith Races

Acquisition of gold cup and cover made by the Edinburgh goldsmiths James Ker and William Dempster, E

Orford Ness

Acquisition for management as a nature reserve of the 5 mile long shingle spit comprising 1500 acres

Petty Papers

Acquisition of the correspondence and papers of Sir William Petty (1623-1687) a manufacturer, mercha

Brogyntyn Manuscripts

Acquisition of collection of medieval and later Welsh and English literary MSS (the 'Brogyntyn', for

Kinnaird Head Lighthouse

Acquisition of, and repairs to, Kinnaird Head Lighthouse and cost of initial repairs for a scheme th

Gibside Estate

Acquisition of the walled garden, garden cottage and outbuildings, the monument, the remains of the