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Old photograph of the village of Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Falkland, situated in historic Fife, shot to importance in the 14th century when the Stewart monarchy acquired Falkland Castle from Macduff, the Thane of Fife.
Old photograph of the village of Falkland, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Falkland Town Hall near Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland. There is an exhibition on the history of the village, and burgh, in this building, which replaced an earlier tolbooth.
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Tour Scotland Winter photograph of the Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce statue in the grounds of Falkland Church near Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland. Onesiphorus, born 1790, died 1855, became, by marriage, Keeper of the Palace of Falkland.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the Bruce Fountain in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. The Bruce Fountain was donated to the village of Falkland by Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce in 1856. Onesiphorus was born in 1790 in Bristol, England, where his family had been merchants, slave traders and bankers. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he became an impecunious barrister, with debts amounting to £50,000. In 1828 he married Margaret Steuart Hamilton Bruce, the illegitimate daughter of Lt Colonel Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce by an Indian lady. Her father had died when she was 8 years old, and she was adopted by her uncle, John Hamilton Bruce, Professor of Logic at the University of Edinburgh and proprietor of Falkland. On her uncle's death in 1826, Margaret inherited, becoming proprietor of Falkland, Nuthill and Myres, very wealthy, and Hereditary Keeper of Falkland Palace. Her uncle had disapproved of Onesiphorus because of his large debts, but when Margaret married him two years after her uncle's death she paid off his debts and made him an allowance. Onesiphorus took her surname in addition to his own, and in 1839 they commissioned William Burn to build the a new House of Falkland, replacing Nuthill House where they had lived until then. They also managed their estates well, improving and extending the farms, and earning the approval of the people. They paid for the building of the present Falkland Parish church, and Onesiphorus was commemorated by a prominent monument on the Lomond Hills, the Tyndall Bruce Monument, as well as by a statue next to the church. Both Onesiphorus and Margaret are buried in the parish cemetery.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the exterior of the Crichton Stuart Memorial Chapel, Falkland, Fife, Scotland. This is an early 20th century memorial chapel, designed by Reginald Fairlie, one of Scotland's leading architects for one of Scotland's leading families. Situated on a small rise within House of Falkland Estate, the chapel is a focal point within the landscape and an important part of the wider designed landscape. Although left incomplete, the chapel was intended to be a private memorial chapel for the Crichton Stuart family, but was left unfinished after the death of Lord Ninian Crichton Stuart in 1915.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the interior of the Crichton Stuart Memorial Chapel, Falkland, Fife, Scotland. This is an early 20th century memorial chapel, designed by Reginald Fairlie, one of Scotland's leading architects for one of Scotland's leading families. Situated on a small rise within House of Falkland Estate, the chapel is a focal point within the landscape and an important part of the wider designed landscape. Although left incomplete, the chapel was intended to be a private memorial chapel for the Crichton Stuart family, but was left unfinished after the death of Lord Ninian Crichton Stuart in 1915.
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Tour Scotland photograph of the old stable house and clock in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Quadrangular in plan, by John Swinton, 1823, and probably altered by William Burn around 1840. The clock tower was designed by Donald A Stewart around 1901. Ownership of the Falkland estate changed hands a couple of times at the turn of the 19th century, before being purchased by Professor John Bruce, born 1745, died 1826, in 1821. Bruce, descended from the Bruces of Earlshall, made his fortune working for the East India Company in the 1770s and, subsequently, was appointed Professor of Logic at Edinburgh. A former M.P., he was a friend of Pitt, the Prime Minister as well as one of his Majesty's printers for Scotland. He embarked on a series of land purchases, acquiring neighbouring farms and estates, eventually establishing an estate extending northwards from the Lomonds to the River Eden, including Myres Castle. He purchased the former Palace, royal hunting park and Wood of Falkland from General George Moncrieff and thereby acquired the Keepership of the Palace. Between 1821 and 1826, he established a series of improving leases, held by tenants for 19 years, built farm steadings, roads and bridges, enclosed land and undertook drainage works on a truly extensive scale.
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May photograph of Falkland Village, Fife, Scotland. A town and former royal burgh, formerly known as the Parish of Kilgour, located at the foot of the Lomond Hills. The village is best known as the location of Falkland Palace, begun in 1500 by James IV, and the best example of French-influenced Renaissance architecture in the United Kingdom. The palace was built to accommodate the royal Court when they came to Falkland to hunt in the nearby forests; Mary Queen of Scots was a frequent visitor.
Tour Scotland photograph of the Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce statue in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. Onesiphorus Tyndall, born 1790, died 1855, was born in Bristol, England, where his family had been merchants, slave traders and bankers. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he became an impecunious barrister, with debts amounting to £50,000. In 1828 he married Margaret Steuart Hamilton Bruce, born 1788, died 1869, the illegitimate daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce by an Indian lady. Her father had died when she was 8 years old, and she was adopted by her uncle, John Hamilton Bruce, Professor of Logic at the University of Edinburgh and proprietor of Falkland. On her uncle's death in 1826, Margaret inherited, becoming proprietor of Falkland, Nuthill and Myres, very wealthy, and Hereditary Keeper of Falkland Palace. Her uncle had disapproved of Onesiphorus because of his large debts, but when Margaret married him two years after her uncle's death she paid off his debts and made him an allowance. Onesiphorus took her surname in addition to his own, and in 1839 they commissioned William Burn to build the House of Falkland, replacing Nuthill House where they had lived until then. They also managed their estates well, improving and extending the farms, and earning the approval of the people. They paid for the building of the present Falkland Parish church, and Onesiphorus was commemorated by this statue next to the church. Both Onesiphorus and Margaret are buried in the parish cemetery.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a 1610 Monarch stone in Falkland village in Fife, Scotland. Falkland was the birthplace of the famous 17th century Covenanter Richard Cameron who was the town schoolmaster before he became a field preacher. His house still stands in the main street of the village. The American country and western singer Johnny Cash traced part of his family ancestry to this district of Fife. Filming for the US science fiction series Outlander transformed the village in appearance to film scenes set in the second world war.
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Tour Scotland photograph of a 1607 contentment stone in Falkland village in Fife, Scotland. " Contentment is great riches. " Falkland is a town and former royal burgh, formerly known as the Parish of Kilgour around 1300AD in Fife, at the foot of the Lomond Hills. The village's coat of arms shows a stag under an oak tree.
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