Difference between revisions of "The Falkland Wiki"
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[[File:Falkland Town Hall drawing.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Falkland Town Hall]]]] | [[File:Falkland Town Hall drawing.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Falkland Town Hall]]]] | ||
− | Welcome to '''Falkland Historic Buildings''' – the online online encyclopaedia of Falkland and its historic buildings. | + | Welcome to '''Falkland Historic Buildings''' – the online online encyclopaedia of Falkland and its historic buildings. |
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This site is maintained by [[the Falkland Society]]. | This site is maintained by [[the Falkland Society]]. | ||
Falkland is an former Royal Burgh in the the "Kingdom" of Fife, south-east Scotland. The historic core of the town (or village) includes the '''[[Falkland Conservation Area]]''', and there are two areas designated by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as "Gardens and Designed Landscapes": | Falkland is an former Royal Burgh in the the "Kingdom" of Fife, south-east Scotland. The historic core of the town (or village) includes the '''[[Falkland Conservation Area]]''', and there are two areas designated by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as "Gardens and Designed Landscapes": | ||
the '''[[Falkland Palace gardens]]''', and | the '''[[Falkland Palace gardens]]''', and | ||
− | the '''[[House of Falkland designed landscape]]. Falkland is very rich in historic and interesting buildings, many of them | + | the '''[[House of Falkland designed landscape]]'''. |
− | Listed Buildings – | + | |
+ | Falkland is very rich in historic and interesting buildings, many of them | ||
+ | '''Listed Buildings'' – | ||
listed by HES Scotland for their special architectural or historic interest. | listed by HES Scotland for their special architectural or historic interest. | ||
− | But it's not easy to find out about the buildings or even where they are. Many of | + | But it's not easy to find out about the listed buildings or even where they are. Many of them are |
− | listed in the HES records by names that bear no relation to their current addresses; this site is | + | listed in the HES records by names that bear no relation to their current addresses; one of the aims of this site is to locate our listed buildings and relate them to the current names and addresses. |
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Revision as of 14:17, 21 February 2021
Will you help us expand this site to document our history and our heritage? Email us at news@falklandsociety.org.uk if you'd like to get involved.
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