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− | '''''Will you help us expand this site to document our history and our heritage? Email us at [mailto:news@falklandsociety.org.uk news@falklandsociety.org.uk] if you'd like to get involved.''''' | + | '''''Will you help us expand this site to document our history and our heritage? Email us at'' [mailto:news@falklandsociety.org.uk news@falklandsociety.org.uk] ''if you'd like to get involved.''''' |
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− | font-weight:bold; border:transparent; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Welcome</h2> | + | font-weight:bold; border:transparent; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Welcome!</h2> |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:Mill Wynd.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An old house in [[Mill Wynd]], since demolished]] |
− | + | Welcome to '''Falkland Historic Buildings''' – the online encyclopaedia of Falkland and its heritage. | |
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− | + | Falkland is an former Royal Burgh in the the "Kingdom" of Fife, south-east Scotland. | |
− | + | The historic core of Falkland includes the '''[[Falkland Conservation Area]]''', | |
+ | and two areas have been specially designated by Historic Environment Scotland (HES): | ||
+ | the '''[[Falkland Palace gardens]]''', and | ||
+ | the '''[[House of Falkland designed landscape]]'''. | ||
− | + | Falkland is very rich in historic and interesting buildings, many of them | |
+ | '''[[List of listed buildings in the Parish of Falkland|Listed Buildings]]''' – | ||
+ | listed by HES for their special architectural or historic interest. | ||
+ | But it's not easy to find out about the listed buildings or even where they are. | ||
+ | The listing was mainly done in the early 1970s, | ||
+ | and many of the HES records refer to buildings 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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+ | This site is maintained by [[the Falkland Society]]. | ||
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font-weight:bold; border:transparent; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Survey</h2> | font-weight:bold; border:transparent; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Survey</h2> | ||
− | [[File: | + | [[File:Lomond Tavern boot.JPG|thumb|150px|Dated panel on the [[Lomond Tavern]]]] |
+ | This site was created to preserve and display the outcome of '''The Falkland Listed Buildings Survey''', | ||
+ | launched in 2020 to capture information about our listed buildings, and Falkland's other historic buildings and structures. | ||
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During August 2020 volunteers from the Falkland Society delivered a leaflet to every listed property | During August 2020 volunteers from the Falkland Society delivered a leaflet to every listed property | ||
within the Falkland Conservation area, and other buildings of interest, asking residents to tell us about their house, | within the Falkland Conservation area, and other buildings of interest, asking residents to tell us about their house, | ||
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original doors or windows, bread ovens, etc., and any other buildings or structures in the curtilage. | original doors or windows, bread ovens, etc., and any other buildings or structures in the curtilage. | ||
− | + | Starting on World Photography Day, 19 August 2020, volunteers have been taking photographs | |
+ | (as seen from the street) of buildings throughout the town. | ||
See also the "[[Falkland Historic Buildings:About|About page]]". | See also the "[[Falkland Historic Buildings:About|About page]]". | ||
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font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What's on this site?</h2> | font-weight:bold; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What's on this site?</h2> | ||
− | [[File: | + | [[File:Moncrief House 1 2019.JPG|thumb|right|upright=0.9|[[Ladieburn Cottage]] and |
− | This | + | [[Moncrief House]], viewed from the [[Falkland Palace|Palace]] battlements]] |
+ | This site aims to cover the whole of the historic [[Parish of Falkland]] including [[Freuchie]] and | ||
+ | [[Newton of Falkland]] as well as Falkland itself (with the historic [[Royal Burgh of Falkland|Royal Burgh]] at its core), | ||
+ | plus [[:Category:Sites outwith the Parish of Falkland|a few sites]] of particular interest outwith the Parish). | ||
− | + | We aim ultimately to include: | |
− | *all listed buildings and scheduled monuments | + | *all [[List of listed buildings in the Parish of Falkland|listed buildings]] and [[List of scheduled monuments in the Parish of Falkland|scheduled monuments]] |
+ | *all buildings within the Conservation area and historic core of the Burgh | ||
*all buildings mentioned in the main books about the buildings of Fife: | *all buildings mentioned in the main books about the buildings of Fife: | ||
**[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'' (''Buildings of Scotland'' series)]] | **[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'' (''Buildings of Scotland'' series)]] | ||
**[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'' (Architectural Guides to Scotland)]] | **[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'' (Architectural Guides to Scotland)]] | ||
*all buildings mentioned in some of our Falkland Society publications, including: | *all buildings mentioned in some of our Falkland Society publications, including: | ||
− | **[[Playfair and Burgess|Playfair and Burgess, ''Falkland and its people 1901–1913'']], | + | **[[Playfair and Burgess|Playfair and Burgess, ''Falkland and its people 1901–1913'']] including Maps [[Map A|A]], [[Map B|B]], [[Map C|C]] and [[Map D|D]]. |
− | **''[[A Falkland Guide]] | + | **''[[A Falkland Guide]]'', including a Town Trail ([[Map T]]) |
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color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Exploring this site</h2> | color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Exploring this site</h2> | ||
− | [[File: | + | [[File:Provost's lamp, Falkland.jpg|thumb|120px|The [[Provost's Lamp]]]] |
− | + | This site is a '''Wiki''' - that is, it uses the same software, and much of the same approach, as Wikipedia, but it's entirely independent. | |
− | *Explore our records [[:Category:Streets|street by street | + | |
− | + | As with Wikipedia, there are several ways to find information on this site. | |
+ | Anywhere you see a word or phrase in blue, you can click on it and be taken to the item in question | ||
+ | (words in red are links to an article that hasn't been written yet). | ||
+ | Click on any picture to see a larger version. | ||
+ | *Explore our records [[:Category:Streets and roads|street by street]]. | ||
*browse by [[:Category:Main categories|category]]: to get an overview of the range of material that we cover. | *browse by [[:Category:Main categories|category]]: to get an overview of the range of material that we cover. | ||
*take pot luck: use the "Random page" link at the left. | *take pot luck: use the "Random page" link at the left. | ||
− | *search for a particular | + | *search for a particular building or person, using the search box at the top right of the page. |
For further details, see [[Help:Using this site]]. | For further details, see [[Help:Using this site]]. | ||
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+ | And why not check out our associated websites: '''[https://falklandsociety.org.uk/ The Falkland Society]''' and '''[https://historicfalkland.scot/ Historic Falkland]'''. | ||
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Revision as of 10:34, 4 January 2022
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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