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*[[The Weaver's Cottage]], High Street
*[[The Weaver's Cottage]], High Street
*[[Thatched Cottage]] (also Peggie's House), 52 High Street West
*[[Thatched Cottage]] (also Peggie's House), 52 High Street West
*[[Weaver's Cottage]] (formerly Collins House), corner of Horsemarket & Back Wynd
*[[Weaver's Cottage (Horsemarket)]] (formerly Collins House), corner of Horsemarket & Back Wynd
*[[Sharp's Close]]
*[[Sharp's Close]]


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Revision as of 12:28, 8 January 2021

LHIS plaque

The Little Houses Improvement Scheme (LHIS) was set up in 1960 by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) to promote the conservation of smaller buildings of merit and character. Neglected buildings are acquired by the Trust, restored to high standards and then sold on the open market.

In Falkland, LHIS activity took the form of two overlapping phases of work in the 1960s and 1970s.[1]

The following houses in Falkland have been restored under the scheme:[2]

Further reading

  • Diane Watters and Miles Glendenning, Little Houses; The National Trust for Scotland's Improvement Scheme for Small Historic Homes (RCAHMS and NTS, 2006)

References

  1. Watters and Glendenning, pages 104–107.
  2. Watters and Glendenning, pages 179–180