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Revision as of 11:52, 9 February 2024
A Falkland Guide is a 24-page book published by The Falkland Society.in 1988, reprinted many times. It includes a "Falkland Town Trail" map in its centre pages.
A new version of the Guide is in presparation. The following table shows the buildings to be specially identified in the new version. The "Number (current)" and Description (current)" columns relate to the latest edition of the original version.
Central area buildings, included on the centre-spread 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 | Former Burgher Chapel. |
Highlighted buildings 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 by Andrew Kelly are included in the book. [Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]
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