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[[File:A Falkland Guide.png|thumb|Front cover]]'''A Falkland Guide''' is a book published by [[The Falkland Society]].in 1988, reprinted many times.
 
[[File:A Falkland Guide.png|thumb|Front cover]]'''A Falkland Guide''' is a book published by [[The Falkland Society]].in 1988, reprinted many times.
  
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It includes a "[[Falkland Town Trail]]" map in its centre pages, with numbered items highlighted as follows:
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It includes a "[[Falkland Town Trail]]" map in its centre pages.
  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Number<br>(current)||Description<br>current)||Number<br>(new)||Description<br>new)
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! colspan=5 |Central area, included on map
 
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|1 ||Falkland Palace||1 ||[[Falkland Palace]]
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!Number<br>(new)||Description<br>new)||Number<br>(current)||Description<br>current)||Notes
 
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|2 ||Moncrieff House|| ||[[Moncrief House]]
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|1||[[Falkland Palace]]||1||Falkland Palace||And [[Chapel Royal]], [[Royal tennis court and stables]], [[Falkland Castle]]
 
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|3 ||Hunting Lodge Hotel|| ||[[Bruce Inn]]
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|2||[[Visitor Centre]]|| ||
 
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|4 ||House to the left of the Post Office|| ||[[Tornaveen]]
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|3||[[Old Free Church]]|| ||  
 
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|5 ||Key House|| ||[[Key House]]
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|4||[[Laich Road]]|| ||  
 
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|6 ||St Andrew's House|| ||[[St Andrew's House]]
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|5||[[Tornaveen]]||4 ||House to the left of the Post Office||
 
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|7 ||Saddler's House|| || [[Saddlers House]]
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|6||[[Ladieburn Cottage]]|| ||
 
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|8 ||Gift Shop || ||[[Maspie House]]
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|7||[[Moncrief House]]||2||Moncrieff House
 
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|9 ||The Bank|| ||[[Bank House]]
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|8||[[Bruce Inn]]||3||Hunting Lodge Hotel||
 
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|10 ||Town Hall|| ||[[Falkland Town Hall]]
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|9||[[Bank House]]||9||The Bank
 
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|11 ||Youth Hostel|| || [[Smart Cookies Nursery]]
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|10||[[Falkland Town Hall]]||10||Town Hall
 
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|12 ||St John's Works|| ||[[Site of St John's Works]]
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|11||[[Key House]]|| 5||Key House
 
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|13 ||Horsemarket|| ||[[Horsemarket]]
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|12||[[St Andrew's House]]||6||St Andrew's House
 
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|14 ||Cross Wynd|| ||[[Cross Wynd]]
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|13||[[Maspie House]] || 8||Gift Shop
 
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|15 ||Brunton Street|| ||[[Brunton Street]]
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|14||[[Saddlers House]]|| 7|| Saddler's House
 
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|16 ||Sharp's Close|| ||[[Sharp's Close]]
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|15||[[Covenanter Hotel]]|| || ||Formerly Commercial Hotel
 
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|17 ||Rotten Row|| ||[[Rottenrow]]
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|16||[[Falkland Parish Church]]|| 22||Parish Church
 
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|18 ||Old Burial Ground|| ||[[Falkland Old Cemetery]]
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|17||[[Bruce Fountain]]|| 23||Bruce Fountain
 
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|19 ||Weaver's Cottage|| ||[[The Weaver's Cottage (High Street West)]]
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|18||[[Mercat Cross]]|| 24||Mercat Cross
 
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|20 ||Electricity sub-station|| ||[[Electricity sub-station]]
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|19||[[Mercat House]]/ [[Fayre Earth]] || ||  
 
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|21 ||Cameron House|| ||[[Cameron House]]
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|20||[[Cameron House]]||21||Cameron House
 
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|22 ||Parish Church|| ||[[Falkland Parish Church]]
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|21|| [[Violin Shop]], [[Campbell's Café]]|| ||  
 
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|23 ||Bruce Fountain|| ||[[Bruce Fountain]]
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|22||[[Electricity sub-station]]||20 ||Electricity sub-station
 
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|24 ||Mercat Cross|| ||[[Mercat Cross]]
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|23||[[Stag Inn]] || ||  ||
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|24||[[Mill Green]]|| ||and [[Mill Wynd]]
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|25||[[Mill Wynd Bridge]] || ||
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|26|| [[Balmblae]]|| || ||
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|27||[[Castle Shotts Road]] || ||  ||and bridge carrying the "Private Walk"
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|28|| [[Vintage Quine]] / [[Whinstone]]|| ||
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|29||[[The Weaver's Cottage (High Street West)]]||19||Weaver's Cottage
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|30||[[Falkland Old Cemetery]]||18 ||Old Burial Ground
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|31||[[West Port]]|| || ||Leading to Stables, etc.
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|32||[[Rottenrow]]||17||Rotten Row
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|33||[[Sharp's Close]]|| 16||Sharp's Close
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|34||[[Brunton Street]]||15 ||Brunton Street
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|35|| [[Falkland war memorial]]|| ||
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|36||[[Cross Wynd]]|| 14||Cross Wynd
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|37||[[Parliament Square]]|| ||
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|38||[[Back Dykes]]|| || ||And [[Back Dykes Terrace]]
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|39||[[Site of St John's Works]]||12 ||St John's Works
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|40||[[Horsemarket]]||13||Horsemarket
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|41||[[Lomond Tavern]] || || || Now Lomond Tearoom (and former building opposite)
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|42||[[Southbank]] || ||
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|43||[[Back Wynd]]|| ||
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|44||[[Smart Cookies Nursery]]|| 11|| Youth Hostel
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|45||[[Community Hall]] || || ||and [[Falkland Library]]
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|46||[[South Street]]|| ||
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|47||[[Old Drill Hall]]|| ||
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! colspan=2 |Outside the central area
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|-
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!Description||Notes
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| [[East Lodge]]|| and [[Fishpond Bridge]]
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| [[Memorial Chapel]]
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| [[House of Falkland]]||Not open to the public
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| [[House of Falkland Stables]]||
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| [[Pillars of Hercules]]||
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| [[Maspie Den]]||
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| [[East Lomond Hill]]||And [[Faulds Road]]
 
|}
 
|}
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
The following drawings are included in the book. [Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]
 
The following drawings are included in the book. [Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]

Revision as of 16:14, 8 February 2024

Front cover

A Falkland Guide is a book published by The Falkland Society.in 1988, reprinted many times.

It includes a "Falkland Town Trail" map in its centre pages.

Central area, included on map
Number
(new)		 Description
new)		 Number
(current)		 Description
current)		 Notes
1 Falkland Palace 1 Falkland Palace And Chapel Royal, Royal tennis court and stables, Falkland Castle
2 Visitor Centre
3 Old Free Church
4 Laich Road
5 Tornaveen 4 House to the left of the Post Office
6 Ladieburn Cottage
7 Moncrief House 2 Moncrieff House
8 Bruce Inn 3 Hunting Lodge Hotel
9 Bank House 9 The Bank
10 Falkland Town Hall 10 Town Hall
11 Key House 5 Key House
12 St Andrew's House 6 St Andrew's House
13 Maspie House 8 Gift Shop
14 Saddlers House 7 Saddler's House
15 Covenanter Hotel Formerly Commercial Hotel
16 Falkland Parish Church 22 Parish Church
17 Bruce Fountain 23 Bruce Fountain
18 Mercat Cross 24 Mercat Cross
19 Mercat House/ Fayre Earth
20 Cameron House 21 Cameron House
21 Violin Shop, Campbell's Café
22 Electricity sub-station 20 Electricity sub-station
23 Stag Inn
24 Mill Green and Mill Wynd
25 Mill Wynd Bridge
26 Balmblae
27 Castle Shotts Road and bridge carrying the "Private Walk"
28 Vintage Quine / Whinstone
29 The Weaver's Cottage (High Street West) 19 Weaver's Cottage
30 Falkland Old Cemetery 18 Old Burial Ground
31 West Port Leading to Stables, etc.
32 Rottenrow 17 Rotten Row
33 Sharp's Close 16 Sharp's Close
34 Brunton Street 15 Brunton Street
35 Falkland war memorial
36 Cross Wynd 14 Cross Wynd
37 Parliament Square
38 Back Dykes And Back Dykes Terrace
39 Site of St John's Works 12 St John's Works
40 Horsemarket 13 Horsemarket
41 Lomond Tavern Now Lomond Tearoom (and former building opposite)
42 Southbank
43 Back Wynd
44 Smart Cookies Nursery 11 Youth Hostel
45 Community Hall and Falkland Library
46 South Street
47 Old Drill Hall
Outside the central area
Description Notes
East Lodge and Fishpond Bridge
Memorial Chapel
House of Falkland Not open to the public
House of Falkland Stables
Pillars of Hercules
Maspie Den
East Lomond Hill And Faulds Road

Gallery

The following drawings are included in the book. [Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]

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