Difference between revisions of "Royal tennis court and stables"
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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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− | | '''Address''' || | + | | '''Address''' || ? |
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− | | '''Postcode''' || | + | | '''Postcode''' || ? |
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− | | '''Other names''' || | + | | '''Other names''' || Caichpule |
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− | | '''Date''' || | + | | '''Date''' || 1528-31 |
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− | | ''' | + | | '''OS grid ref''' || NO 25393 07653 |
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− | | ''' | + | | '''Latitude & longitude''' || 56°15′20″N 3°12′21″W |
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− | | ''' | + | | '''what3words''' || [https://what3words.com///estimates.frames.hatch ///estimates.frames.hatch] |
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− | | | + | ! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8800 HES record for LB8800].</ref> |
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− | | ''' | + | | '''Category''' || A |
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− | | ''' | + | | '''Reference / Date''' || LB8800 / 01/02/1972 |
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+ | | colspan=2 | '''Address/Site Name''' | ||
+ | Falkland Palace Royal Stables and Tennis Court or Caichpule | ||
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+ | | colspan=2 | '''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. | ||
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+ | | colspan=2 | '''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. [...] | ||
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− | '''[[ | + | '''The royal tennis court and stables''' are a building in the grounds of [[Falkland Palace]]. |
− | + | "Caichpule" (also spelt cachpell, etc.) is an old Scottish name for tennis or a tennis court. | |
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 25 January 2024
Building summary | ||
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Name | Royal tennis court and stables | |
Address | ? | |
Postcode | ? | |
Other names | Caichpule | |
Date | 1528-31 | |
OS grid ref | NO 25393 07653 | |
Latitude & longitude | 56°15′20″N 3°12′21″W | |
what3words | ///estimates.frames.hatch | |
HES listing details[1] | ||
Category | A | |
Reference / Date | LB8800 / 01/02/1972 | |
Address/Site Name
Falkland Palace Royal Stables and Tennis Court or Caichpule | ||
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. [...] |
The royal tennis court and stables are a building in the grounds of Falkland Palace.
"Caichpule" (also spelt cachpell, etc.) is an old Scottish name for tennis or a tennis court.