What is recorded here
Falkland Palace rose from a hunting lodge into a royal retreat where kings hunted red deer and Mary, Queen of Scots, fled turmoil. Its chambers also held darkness, for Albany imprisoned his nephew David Stewart there until starvation took him. The grounds still carry that mix of joy and cruelty, with gardens, forests and a chapel dedicated to Thomas the Apostle.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Falkland Palace as Chapel (medieval), Dovecot (post Medieval), Palace (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Falkland Palace was built in the 16th century as a royal residence by the Stewart kings of Scotland, including James V and James VI. It is important as one of the best-preserved Renaissance palaces in Scotland and as a former favored royal retreat.
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Places near here
Falkland Palace, WallWall (period Unassigned) · 37 yd
Falkland, High Street, Smith's CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 44 yd
Falkland, High Street, the Bruce Arms Inn, Architectural FragmentsArchitectural Fragment(s) (period Unassigned) · 65 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Tyndall Bruce StatueMemorial · 93 yd
Fern Leaved Beech TreeEuropean Beech · 112 yd
Falkland, High Street, Parish ChurchBurial Ground (post Medieval), Church (17th Century), Churchyard (post Medieval) · 124 yd
Falkland CastleTower House (medieval) · 132 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 170 yd
Falkland, the PleasanceNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 392 yd
Yad WaterfallWaterfall · 1.2 mi
Old LimekilnHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi
The Rhind HillMountain / peak · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Simon Johnston · CC BY-SA 2.0