The Dining Room and Too Much Light.

At Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse for another day of guiding and imparting information to the visitors.

Today is very sunny and the air temperature outside is 22C. The light levels are very high hence the need for the blinds to be lowered and the shutters to be partially closed.

The visitors flow through steadily, with a high proportion from the USA. One cheerful citizen remarked. ‘You are the Scotsman who married the Mail Order Bride.’

He had been chatting to Pat in the Library.

Most visitors appreciate the House and the Collection although one or two will remark on the wealth of the Sharp family.

The answer is that Elizabeth Sharp, left everything to the National Trust for Scotland so that the house, the grounds and the collections could be appreciated by everyone.