Wester Ross

Galmstrup Architects have worked continuously since 2019 with the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) preparing strategic masterplans and conducting conservation works for a number of their islands and estates. Sites include the double UNESCO World Heritage site St. Kilda, as well as NNR and SSSI sites Torridon, Kintail and Glenfinnan and the islands Fair Isle, Canna and Staffa. Our works combines masterplanning, feasibility studies with community engagement, content and interpretation, as well as a pragmatic approach to operation and implementation.

Kintail, West Affric and the Falls of Glomach are exceptional wild landscapes of mountains, glens and waterfalls in the Scottish Highland and a vast natural habitat. Torridon hold some of the oldest geological stories in history and Balmacara is a scenic coastal, woodland and crofting community. We were commissioned to develop the strategic masterplan for the three estates with the National Trust for Scotland and their estate mangers. Our work involved strengthening the interpretation by rethinking their assets and establish potential investment opportunities.

CLIENT: National Trust for Scotland
LOCATION: Kintail, Torridon and Balmacara
ARCHITECTURE: Galmstrup Architects