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| style="width:50%"| '''Name''' || Royal tennis court and stables | | style="width:50%"| '''Name''' || Royal tennis court and stables | ||
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| − | | '''Other names''' || | + | | '''Other names''' || Caichpule |
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| '''Date''' || 1528-31 | | '''Date''' || 1528-31 | ||
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| '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25393 7653 | | '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25393 7653 | ||
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| − | | '''Latitude & longitude''' || | + | | '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′20″N 3°12′21″W |
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| '''Listing''' || Category A | | '''Listing''' || Category A | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 8 January 2021
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| Name | Royal tennis court and stables |
| Address | ? |
| Postcode | ? |
| Other names | Caichpule |
| Date | 1528-31 |
| OS grid ref | NO 25393 7653 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′20″N 3°12′21″W |
| Listing | Category A |
| Listing ref | LB8800 |
| Listing name | Falkland Palace Royal Stables and Tennis Court or Caichpule |
The royal tennis court and stables are a building in the grounds of Falkland Palace.
Listing description
1528-31, long rectangular former stable range; rubble with ashlar dressings, narrow windows, crowsteps and slated roof. 1539-41, real tennis court addition to E side of stable: rectangular court surrounded by high walls; internal timber penthouses (spectator galleries) with lean-to roofs to S and E sides.
Statement of Special Interest: The Royal Tennis Court at Falkland Palace is understood to be the earliest surviving real tennis court in the world and is a building of exceptional national significance. ...[1]