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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.
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[[File:A Falkland Guide.png|thumb|Front cover]]'''A Falkland Guide''' is a 24-page book published by [[The Falkland Society]] in 1988, reprinted many times up to 2010. It replaced the ''[[Illustrated Guide to Falkland]]'' (1905 onwards). It includes a "[[Falkland Town Trail]]" map in its centre pages.
  
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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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A new version of the Guide is in preparation for publication later in 2024. The following table shows the buildings proposed to be specially identified in the new (2024) version, subject to review. The "Number (2010)" and Description (2010)" columns relate to the corresponding items in the still current version.
  
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Note: to show the table in a different order, click the arrow symbol on the header of the column in question.
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==Central area buildings, to be shown numbered on the centre-spread map==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! colspan=5 |Central area, included on map
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!Number<br>(2024)||Description<br>2024)||Number<br>(2010)||Description<br>2010)||Notes
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!Number<br>(new)||Description<br>new)||Number<br>(current)||Description<br>current)||Notes
 
 
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|1||[[Falkland Palace]]||1||Falkland Palace||And [[Chapel Royal]], [[Royal tennis court and stables]], [[Falkland Castle]]
 
|1||[[Falkland Palace]]||1||Falkland Palace||And [[Chapel Royal]], [[Royal tennis court and stables]], [[Falkland Castle]]
 
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|7||[[Moncrief House]]||2||Moncrieff House
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|2||[[Visitor Centre]]|| ||
 
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|6||[[Ladieburn Cottage]]
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|3||[[Old Free Church]]|| ||
 
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|8||[[Bruce Inn]]||3||Hunting Lodge Hotel||
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|4||[[Laich Road]]|| ||  
 
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|5||[[Tornaveen]]||4 ||House to the left of the Post Office||
 
|5||[[Tornaveen]]||4 ||House to the left of the Post Office||
 
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|11||[[Key House]]|| 5||Key House
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|6||[[Ladieburn Cottage]]|| ||
 
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|12||[[St Andrew's House]]||6||St Andrew's House
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|7||[[Moncrief House]]||2||Moncrieff House
 
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|14||[[Saddlers House]]|| 7|| Saddler's House
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|8||[[Bruce Inn]]||3||Hunting Lodge Hotel||
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|13||[[Maspie House]] || 8||Gift Shop
 
 
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|9||[[Bank House]]||9||The Bank
 
|9||[[Bank House]]||9||The Bank
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|10||[[Falkland Town Hall]]||10||Town Hall
 
|10||[[Falkland Town Hall]]||10||Town Hall
 
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|44||[[Smart Cookies Nursery]]|| 11|| Youth Hostel
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|11||[[Key House]]|| 5||Key House
 
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|39 ||[[Site of St John's Works]]||12 ||St John's Works
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|12||[[St Andrew's House]]||6||St Andrew's House
 
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|40||[[Horsemarket]]||13||Horsemarket
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|13||[[Maspie House]] || 8||Gift Shop
 
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|36||[[Cross Wynd]]|| 14||Cross Wynd
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|14||[[Saddlers House]]|| 7|| Saddler's House
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|15||[[Covenanter Hotel]]|| || ||Formerly Commercial Hotel
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|16||[[Falkland Parish Church]]|| 22||Parish Church
 
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|34||[[Brunton Street]]||15 ||Brunton Street
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|17||[[Bruce Fountain]]|| 23||Bruce Fountain
 
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|33||[[Sharp's Close]]|| 16||Sharp's Close
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|18||[[Mercat Cross]]|| 24||Mercat Cross
 
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|32||[[Rottenrow]]||17||Rotten Row
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|19||[[Mercat House]]/ [[Fayre Earth]] || ||  
 
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|30||[[Falkland Old Cemetery]]||18 ||Old Burial Ground
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|20||[[Cameron House]]||21||Cameron House
 
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|29||[[The Weaver's Cottage (High Street West)]]||19||Weaver's Cottage
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|21|| [[Violin Shop]], [[Campbell's Café]]|| ||  
 
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|22||[[Electricity sub-station]]||20 ||Electricity sub-station
 
|22||[[Electricity sub-station]]||20 ||Electricity sub-station
 
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|20||[[Cameron House]]||21||Cameron House
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|23||[[stag House]] / [[Stag Inn]] || || ||
 
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|16||[[Falkland Parish Church]]|| 22||Parish Church
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|24||[[Mill Green]] and [[Mill Wynd]] || || ||
 
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|17||[[Bruce Fountain]]|| 23||Bruce Fountain
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|25||[[Mill Wynd Bridge]] || ||  
 
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|18||[[Mercat Cross]]|| 24||Mercat Cross
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|26|| [[Balmblae]]|| || ||
 
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|23||[[Stag Inn]] || ||  ||  
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|27||[[Castle Shotts Road]] || ||  ||and bridge carrying the "Private Walk"
 
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|21|| [[Violin Shop]], [[Campbell's Café]]|| ||  
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|28|| [[Vintage Quine]] / [[Whinstone]]|| ||  
 
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|2||[[Visitor Centre]]|| ||  
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|29||[[The Weaver's Cottage (High Street West)]]||19||Weaver's Cottage
 
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|19||[[Mercat House]]/ [[Fayre Earth]] || ||  
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|30||[[Falkland Old Cemetery]]||18 ||Old Burial Ground
 
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|37|| [[Parliament Square]]|| ||  
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|31||[[West Port]]|| || ||Leading to Stables, etc.
 
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|41|| [[Lomond Tavern]] || || || Now Lomond Tearoom (and former building opposite)
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|32||[[Rottenrow]]||17||Rotten Row
 
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|42||[[Southbank]] || ||  
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|33||[[Sharp's Close]]|| 16||Sharp's Close
 
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|28|| [[Vintage Quine]] / [[Whinstone]]|| ||  
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|34||[[Brunton Street]]||15 ||Brunton Street
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|35|| [[Falkland war memorial]]|| ||  
 
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|25||[[Mill Wynd Bridge]] || ||  
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|36||[[Cross Wynd]]|| 14||Cross Wynd
 
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|27||[[Castle Shotts Road]] || || ||and bridge carrying the "Private Walk"
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|37||[[Parliament Square]]|| ||  
 
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|4|| [[Laich Road]]|| ||  
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|38||[[Back Dykes]]|| || ||
 
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|3|| [[Old Free Church]]|| ||  
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|39||[[Back Dykes Terrace]]|| || ||
 
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|35|| [[Falkland war memorial]]|| ||  
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|40||[[Millfield]]|| || ||
 
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|24||[[Mill Green]]|| ||and [[Mill Wynd]]
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|41||[[Site of St John's Works]]||12 ||St John's Works
 
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|43|| [[Back Wynd]]|| ||
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|42||[[Horsemarket]]||13||Horsemarket
 
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|38|| [[Back Dykes]]|| || ||And [[Back Dykes Terrace]]
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|43||[[Lomond Tavern]] || || || Now Lomond Tearoom (and former building opposite)
 
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|26|| [[Balmblae]]|| || ||
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|44||[[Southbank]] || ||  
 
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|15||[[Covenanter Hotel]]|| || ||Formerly Commercial Hotel
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|45||[[Back Wynd]]|| ||
 
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|31||[[West Port]]|| || ||Leading to Stables, etc.
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|46||[[Smart Cookies Nursery]]|| 11|| Youth Hostel
 
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|45||[[Community Hall]] and [[Library]]
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|47||[[Community Hall]] and [[Falkland Library]]|| || ||
 
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|46||[[South Street]]
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|48||[[South Street]]|| ||
 
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|47||[[Old Drill Hall]]
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|49||[[Old Drill Hall]]|| || ||Former Burgher Chapel.
 
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==Highlighted buildings and features outside the central area, to be mentioned in the 2024 edition==
 
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!Description||Notes
 
!Description||Notes
 
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| [[House of Falkland]]||Not open to the public
 
| [[House of Falkland]]||Not open to the public
 
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| [[House of Falkland stables]]||
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| [[House of Falkland Stables]]||
 
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| [[Pillars of Hercules]]||
 
| [[Pillars of Hercules]]||
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| [[East Lomond Hill]]||And [[Faulds Road]]
 
| [[East Lomond Hill]]||And [[Faulds Road]]
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| [[Tyndall Bruce Monument]]
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| [[Temple of Decision]]
 
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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The following drawings are included in the book. [Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]
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The following drawings by Andrew Kelly are included in the 1988&ndash;2010 edition. [Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 8 March 2024

Front cover

A Falkland Guide is a 24-page book published by The Falkland Society in 1988, reprinted many times up to 2010. It replaced the Illustrated Guide to Falkland (1905 onwards). It includes a "Falkland Town Trail" map in its centre pages.

A new version of the Guide is in preparation for publication later in 2024. The following table shows the buildings proposed to be specially identified in the new (2024) version, subject to review. The "Number (2010)" and Description (2010)" columns relate to the corresponding items in the still current version.

Note: to show the table in a different order, click the arrow symbol on the header of the column in question.

Central area buildings, to be shown numbered on the centre-spread map

Number
(2024)		 Description
2024)		 Number
(2010)		 Description
2010)		 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 House / 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
39 Back Dykes Terrace
40 Millfield
41 Site of St John's Works 12 St John's Works
42 Horsemarket 13 Horsemarket
43 Lomond Tavern Now Lomond Tearoom (and former building opposite)
44 Southbank
45 Back Wynd
46 Smart Cookies Nursery 11 Youth Hostel
47 Community Hall and Falkland Library
48 South Street
49 Old Drill Hall Former Burgher Chapel.

Highlighted buildings and features outside the central area, to be mentioned in the 2024 edition

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
Tyndall Bruce Monument
Temple of Decision

Gallery

The following drawings by Andrew Kelly are included in the 1988–2010 edition. [Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]

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