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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Fayre Earth.JPG|300px]]
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Fayre Earth.JPG|300px]] Mercat House / Fayre Earth, 2020
 
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| style="width:50%"| '''Name''' || Fayre Earth
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| style="width:50%"| '''Name''' || Mercat House
 
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| '''Address''' || High Street, Falkland
 
| '''Address''' || High Street, Falkland
 
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| '''Postcode''' ||  
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| '''Postcode''' || KY15 7BU
 
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| '''Other names''' || Palace Cafe
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| '''Other names''' || Palace Cafe;<br>
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Greenhouse Restaurant<br>
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Fayre Earth
 
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| '''Date''' || 18th century and later
 
| '''Date''' || 18th century and later
 
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| '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25246 7364
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| '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25246 07364
 
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| '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′10″N 3°12′29″W
 
| '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′10″N 3°12′29″W
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| '''Listing''' || Category #
 
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| '''Listing reference''' || LB31280
 
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| '''Listing date''' || 01/12/1971
 
 
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__NOTOC__
'''Fayre Earth''' is a gift shop in [[Falkland High Street]], on the corner with [[Cross Wynd]] and next to [[Cameron House]].
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'''Mercat House''' is a house and shop in [[Falkland High Street]], on the corner with [[Cross Wynd]] and next to [[Cameron House]]. It currently houses the gift shop '''Fayre Earth'''
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Google Streetview shows it in October 2009 as "Greenhouse Chinese Restaurant."
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Fayre Earth featured in the ''Outlander'' television series as "Farrell’s Hardware and Furniture Store", Inverness.<ref>[https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/outlander-filming-locations NTS: Outlander filming locations].</ref>
  
 
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{| class=wikitable
!HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31280 HES record for LB31280]</ref>
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! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31280 HES record for LB31280]</ref>
 
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| '''Address/Site Name'''
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| '''Reference:''' LB31280
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| '''Date:''' 01/12/1971
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| '''Category:''' C
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| colspan=3 | '''Address/Site Name'''
 
Mrs Elizabeth Crawford's premises (Richard Howden's shop) High St  
 
Mrs Elizabeth Crawford's premises (Richard Howden's shop) High St  
 
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| '''Description'''
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| colspan=3 | '''Description'''
 
Rebuilt late 19th century, gables are 18th century. 2-storey 2-window (1 Bipartite) rubble with stugged red sandstone dressings at openings, ground floor shop crowstepped; pantiled, slate skirting.
 
Rebuilt late 19th century, gables are 18th century. 2-storey 2-window (1 Bipartite) rubble with stugged red sandstone dressings at openings, ground floor shop crowstepped; pantiled, slate skirting.
 
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|'''Statement of special interest'''
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| colspan=3 | '''Statement of special interest'''
 
Partly cobbled area in front. Re-categorised as C(S) from B for Group (2006).
 
Partly cobbled area in front. Re-categorised as C(S) from B for Group (2006).
 
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==Previous uses==
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Ice cream shop; cafe, Chinese restaurant.
 
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==Previous uses==
 
Fish and chip shop; cafe
 
 
==Special features==
 
==Special features==
 
<ref name="occ">Information from occupier</ref>
 
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==Former residents==
 
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==Further references==
 
==Further references==
One of the shops in Falkland was an Italian ice cream shop called Valentes, where Fayre Earth Craft Shop is today. (A shop of the same name is still going today in Kirkcaldy).<ref>[https://voicesoffalkland.com/jean-small "My Family" by Jean Small] on ''Voices of Falkland''.</ref>
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"One of the shops in Falkland was an Italian ice cream shop called Valentes, where Fayre Earth Craft Shop is today. (A shop of the same name is still going today in Kirkcaldy)."<ref>[https://voicesoffalkland.com/jean-small "My Family" by Jean Small] on ''Voices of Falkland''.</ref>
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"The shop that became Fayre Earth was once a village stores, where, as well as general goods and papers, villagers could have teas or coffees or the delicious ice-cream made by the Italian proprietors (the Lannis) while listening to the songs of the moment played on the shop’s juke box."<ref>[https://voicesoffalkland.com/tam-garland "Memories of my family and Falkland" by Tam Garland] on ''Voices of Fakland''.</ref>
  
<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page ##.</ref>
 
<ref>[[Pride, Kingdom of Fife|Pride, ''Kingdom of Fife'']], page ##.</ref>
 
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
==Gallery==
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==Further images==
[Click on a picture below to see the image full-size]
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<gallery mode=packed widths=300px heights=200px>
<gallery mode=packed>
 
File:Fayre Earth.JPG|Fayre Earth, 2020
 
 
File:Palace Cafe.jpg|Palace Cafe c.1962
 
File:Palace Cafe.jpg|Palace Cafe c.1962
 
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[[Category:Royal Burgh of Falkland]]
 
[[Category:Royal Burgh of Falkland]]
 
[[Category:Falkland Conservation Area]]
 
[[Category:Falkland Conservation Area]]
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[[Category:Shops]]

Revision as of 08:19, 23 December 2021

Building summary
Fayre Earth.JPG Mercat House / Fayre Earth, 2020
Name Mercat House
Address High Street, Falkland
Postcode KY15 7BU
Other names Palace Cafe;

Greenhouse Restaurant
Fayre Earth

Date 18th century and later
OS grid ref NO 25246 07364
Latitude & longitude 56°15′10″N 3°12′29″W

Mercat House is a house and shop in Falkland High Street, on the corner with Cross Wynd and next to Cameron House. It currently houses the gift shop Fayre Earth

Google Streetview shows it in October 2009 as "Greenhouse Chinese Restaurant."

Fayre Earth featured in the Outlander television series as "Farrell’s Hardware and Furniture Store", Inverness.[1]

HES listing details[2]
Reference: LB31280 Date: 01/12/1971 Category: C
Address/Site Name

Mrs Elizabeth Crawford's premises (Richard Howden's shop) High St

Description

Rebuilt late 19th century, gables are 18th century. 2-storey 2-window (1 Bipartite) rubble with stugged red sandstone dressings at openings, ground floor shop crowstepped; pantiled, slate skirting.

Statement of special interest

Partly cobbled area in front. Re-categorised as C(S) from B for Group (2006).

Previous uses

Ice cream shop; cafe, Chinese restaurant.

Further references

"One of the shops in Falkland was an Italian ice cream shop called Valentes, where Fayre Earth Craft Shop is today. (A shop of the same name is still going today in Kirkcaldy)."[3]


"The shop that became Fayre Earth was once a village stores, where, as well as general goods and papers, villagers could have teas or coffees or the delicious ice-cream made by the Italian proprietors (the Lannis) while listening to the songs of the moment played on the shop’s juke box."[4]

Notes

Further images