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Welcome to '''Falkland Historic Buildings''' – the online encyclopaedia of Falkland and its tangible heritage - archaeology, buildings, landscape and some of the people who have helped to make Falkland the special place that it is. | Welcome to '''Falkland Historic Buildings''' – the online encyclopaedia of Falkland and its tangible heritage - archaeology, buildings, landscape and some of the people who have helped to make Falkland the special place that it is. | ||
+ | This site was created to preserve and display the outcome of '''The Falkland Listed Buildings Survey''', | ||
+ | launched in 2020 to capture information about our listed buildings, and Falkland's other historic buildings and structures. | ||
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+ | During August 2020 volunteers from the Falkland Society delivered a leaflet to every listed property | ||
+ | within the Falkland Conservation area, and other buildings of interest, asking residents to tell us about their house, | ||
+ | giving details such as any previous names the building was known by, and who lived there before 1970 | ||
+ | (a 50-year cut-off to protect the privacy of current residents). | ||
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+ | The survey also aimed to cover special features of the building, for instance date stone, marriage stone, | ||
+ | original doors or windows, bread ovens, etc., and any other buildings or structures in the curtilage. | ||
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+ | Starting on World Photography Day, 19 August 2020, volunteers have been taking photographs | ||
+ | (as seen from the street) of buildings throughout the town. | ||
Falkland is a former Royal Burgh in the the "Kingdom" of Fife, south-east Scotland. | Falkland is a former Royal Burgh in the the "Kingdom" of Fife, south-east Scotland. | ||
The historic core of Falkland includes the '''[[Falkland Conservation Area]]''', | The historic core of Falkland includes the '''[[Falkland Conservation Area]]''', | ||
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font-weight:bold; border:transparent; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Survey</h2> | font-weight:bold; border:transparent; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Survey</h2> | ||
[[File:Lomond Tavern boot.JPG|thumb|150px|Dated panel on the [[Lomond Tavern]]]] | [[File:Lomond Tavern boot.JPG|thumb|150px|Dated panel on the [[Lomond Tavern]]]] | ||
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See also the "[[Falkland Historic Buildings:About|About page]]". | See also the "[[Falkland Historic Buildings:About|About page]]". |
Revision as of 17:48, 6 February 2022
Will you help us expand this site to document our history and our heritage? Email us at news@falklandsociety.org.uk if you'd like to get involved.
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