Falkland Parish Church
| Building summary | |
|---|---|
 Church and Fountain
| |
| Name | Falkland Parish Church |
| Address | High Street, Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | The Established Church (1900s) |
| Date | 1848–50 |
| Architect | David Bryce |
| See map | Map T (22) |
| Map D (18) | |
| OS Grid Ref | NO 25242 07414 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15'12"N 3°12'29"W |
| what3words | ///wooden.backpacks.recipient |
| HES listing details[1] | |
| Category: | B |
| Reference / date | LB31254 / 01/12/1971 |
| Address/Site Name | Falkland Parish Church High Street |
| Description
David Bryce 1849. Early pointed, 4-bay rectangle with 5 bell tower, lucarned and pinnacled broach spire: stugged ashlar, slated. | |
| Statement of special interest
Ecclesiastical building in use as such. | |
| 1963 listing details[2] | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Address/Site Name | Falkland Parish Kirk |
| Description
1849: Gothic: oblong: south belltower with lucarned spire: ashlar and slate | |
Falkland Parish Church is a Church of Scotland place of worship, and one of the most prominent buildings in Falkland, situated on the north side of the High Street. It is said to be the third church on the same site, replacing the original church at Kilgour.
It was designed by David Bryce, who had previously worked on the House of Falkland. The previous two houses had faced east-west, but Bryce designed the new church aligned north-south, facing the High Streeet.[3]
The Bruce Fountain is opposite the church.
Paid for by Mr & Mrs Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce.
Special features
Organ by William Hill & Son and Norman & Beard, 1930.[4]
Former ministers
- 1898–1912: Rev. A. Lyon Johnston
- 1912 onwards:Rev. J. K. Russell
Further references
"[...] Very competent, but the grey stone's texture makes it unlovable. Standard mid-C19 Presbyterian rectangle, the bulk disguised by gableted buttresses. Against the S gable, steeple with a lucarned spire, its profile a distinctive feature of the town seen from a distance. Impressive interior. [...]"[4]
"This church was built in 1850 on the site of two previous buildings (sites 10552, 10553). The first church was erected in 1595 after Falkland received its royal charter. It was replaced in 1620 but the building was said to be in poor condition by the 1840s, necessitating its demolition. The present church was built between 1848 and 1850, and consists of a four bay main cell and a three stage tower. The church is built on rising ground in the centre of the village and faces south onto the High Street.[5]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31254
- ↑ List of buildings, 1963.
- ↑ Falkland Church: A Celebratory History (The Falkland Society, 2024).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gifford, Fife, page 218.
- ↑ Site 4697 on the POWIS database (places of Worship in Scotland). Includes a fuller description.
Further images
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Interior, possibly 1930s
