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'''Fiddlehall''' is a house and farm off the [[Laich Road]], Falkland, and near the [[Falkland Golf Club]]. | '''Fiddlehall''' is a house and farm off the [[Laich Road]], Falkland, and near the [[Falkland Golf Club]]. | ||
| + | In 2022 excavations in the garden revealed a former Royal Observer Corps listening post. | ||
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| − | "It is unclear what exactly this name might mean. Perhaps it was once associated with music making" | + | "It is unclear what exactly this name might mean. Perhaps it was once associated with music making."<ref>[[Taylor, Placenames|Taylor, ''Place-Names'']], page 160.</ref> |
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"To let at Martinmas, 1905. The desirable houses at Fiddlehall with 17½ acres of land, lying adjacent to the Burgh of Falkland, | "To let at Martinmas, 1905. The desirable houses at Fiddlehall with 17½ acres of land, lying adjacent to the Burgh of Falkland, | ||
as presently occupied by Mr James Clark. | as presently occupied by Mr James Clark. | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 26 June 2022
| Building summary | |
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| [photo awaited] | |
| Name | Fiddlehall |
| Address | Falkland |
| Postcode | KY15 7DD |
| Date | |
| Architect | |
| See map | Map C |
| OS grid ref | NO257076 |
| Latitude & longitude | |
Fiddlehall is a house and farm off the Laich Road, Falkland, and near the Falkland Golf Club.
In 2022 excavations in the garden revealed a former Royal Observer Corps listening post.
Further references
"It is unclear what exactly this name might mean. Perhaps it was once associated with music making."[1]
"To let at Martinmas, 1905. The desirable houses at Fiddlehall with 17½ acres of land, lying adjacent to the Burgh of Falkland, as presently occupied by Mr James Clark. For further particulars apply to George Gavin, factor, Falkland Palace."[2]
Notes
- ↑ Taylor, Place-Names, page 160.
- ↑ Dundee Courier, 2 June 1905, quoted in Playfair and Burgess, page 115.