Difference between revisions of "Covenanter Hotel"
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| − | On the S side [of the square} squeezed by the [[Town House]], the | + | "On the S side [of the square} squeezed by the [[Town House]], the |
diminutive late C19 Baronial <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Covenanter Bar</span>. ... | diminutive late C19 Baronial <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Covenanter Bar</span>. ... | ||
| − | <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Covenanter Hotel</span> is dated 1771 on a gable window; on the front, Roman Doric doorpiece with a swagged frieze.<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 220.</ref> | + | <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Covenanter Hotel</span> is dated 1771 on a gable window; on the front, Roman Doric doorpiece with a swagged frieze.<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 220."</ref> |
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| − | To be sold by private bargain that property in Falkland belonging to Robert Jackson, and situated near the Cross, consisting of the Commercial Inn, with a well frequented shop, and good cellar, eight stall stables, gig house, barn, hay and saw lofts, also three dwelling houses, and a stable and byre adjoining the former. Offers to be given to Mr. Charles Gulland, Town Clerk, Falkland or Robert Jackson, the proprietor, by the 15th September [1838].< | + | "To be sold by private bargain that property in Falkland belonging to Robert Jackson, and situated near the Cross, consisting of the Commercial Inn, with a well frequented shop, and good cellar, eight stall stables, gig house, barn, hay and saw lofts, also three dwelling houses, and a stable and byre adjoining the former. Offers to be given to Mr. Charles Gulland, Town Clerk, Falkland or Robert Jackson, the proprietor, by the 15th September [1838]."<ref>''[[Queen Victoria]]'', page 4.</ref> |
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| − | 13 June 1903: Advertisement<br> | + | "13 June 1903: Advertisement<br> |
Commercial Hotel. Falkland. | Commercial Hotel. Falkland. | ||
John Angus, Proprietor.<br> | John Angus, Proprietor.<br> | ||
FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR VISITORS. | FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR VISITORS. | ||
PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS CATERED FOR.<br> | PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS CATERED FOR.<br> | ||
| − | The above Hotel is provided with every convenience, including a Large Hall adjoining Hotel, specially Erected for Excursion Parties; also, Four Bedrooms, Parlour, and Kitchen, with W.C.<ref>[[Playfair and Burgess]], page 76.</ref> | + | The above Hotel is provided with every convenience, including a Large Hall adjoining Hotel, specially Erected for Excursion Parties; also, Four Bedrooms, Parlour, and Kitchen, with W.C."<ref>[[Playfair and Burgess]], page 76.</ref> |
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The Covenanter Hotel featured in the ''Outlander'' television series as "Mrs Baird’s guesthouse", Inverness.<ref>[https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/outlander-filming-locations NTS: Outlander filming locations]</ref> | The Covenanter Hotel featured in the ''Outlander'' television series as "Mrs Baird’s guesthouse", Inverness.<ref>[https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/outlander-filming-locations NTS: Outlander filming locations]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 10 March 2021
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Covenanter Hotel |
| Address | High Street (or The Square), Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7BU |
| Other names | Commercial Hotel |
| Date | 1771 |
| OS grid ref | NO252073 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15'11"N 3°12'27"W |
| Listing | Category B |
| Listing ref | LB31278 |
The Covenanter Hotel (previously the Commercial Hotel) is an hotel in Falkland.
It takes its current name from the Covenanters, a presbyterian religious movement in the 17th century.
| HES listing details[1] |
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| Address/Site Name
Covenanter Hotel (Formerly Commercial Hotel), High Street |
| Description
Dated 17RBEB71 2-storey 3-window snecked rubble with painted margins, raised quoins, Roman doric columned doorpiece with swagged frieze; scroll-skews, slated. Eastern extension small 2-storey baronial with crowstepped gable and turret c 1870 |
| Statement of special interest
Cobbled area in front. Category A section of larger group (cont). |
Extensions
The hotel now incorporates, as its eastern extension, the Covenanter Bar, previously a separate establsihment.
Former residents
John Angus (early 20th century)
Further references
"On the S side [of the square} squeezed by the Town House, the diminutive late C19 Baronial Covenanter Bar. ... Covenanter Hotel is dated 1771 on a gable window; on the front, Roman Doric doorpiece with a swagged frieze.[2]
"To be sold by private bargain that property in Falkland belonging to Robert Jackson, and situated near the Cross, consisting of the Commercial Inn, with a well frequented shop, and good cellar, eight stall stables, gig house, barn, hay and saw lofts, also three dwelling houses, and a stable and byre adjoining the former. Offers to be given to Mr. Charles Gulland, Town Clerk, Falkland or Robert Jackson, the proprietor, by the 15th September [1838]."[3]
"13 June 1903: Advertisement
Commercial Hotel. Falkland.
John Angus, Proprietor.
FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION FOR VISITORS.
PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS CATERED FOR.
The above Hotel is provided with every convenience, including a Large Hall adjoining Hotel, specially Erected for Excursion Parties; also, Four Bedrooms, Parlour, and Kitchen, with W.C."[4]
The Covenanter Hotel featured in the Outlander television series as "Mrs Baird’s guesthouse", Inverness.[5]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB31278
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 220."
- ↑ Queen Victoria, page 4.
- ↑ Playfair and Burgess, page 76.
- ↑ NTS: Outlander filming locations
Gallery
[Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]
Front view
Date Stone
The Covenanter Bar
