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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALACE (Remains of) | Palace Palace Palace |
Mr F Howden Factor Mr C Gullen Town Clerk Mr F Deas Provost |
016 | [Situation] In the town of Falkland New Stat Acct [Statistical Account] 1845 The palace was begun probably by James the 2nd and completed by James 5th the part now remaining consists of two distinct portions of building in different Styles of Architecture the easternmost portion is two Stories in height and in the Monastic Style on each floor there are 6 windows the front is supported by buttresses enriched with Niches in which statues representing the Stewart family were places. The Western part of this front of the palace is in the Castellated Style and of greater height than the other. It is ornamented with two round towers between which is a lofty archway which forms the entrance to the Court Yard. A portion of the eastern wing of the palace still remains extending from the East end of the South front namely the outer walls. |
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"The palace was begun probably by James II. And Completed by James V. It is universally admitted that James V made splended additions to the palace, for his initials and the date 1537 appear upon the walls; but we cannot ascertain which of his predecessors began the structure. It appears, from a statement made by Beatoun of Creich, who had "the Keeping of the Palace of Falkland" to the Scottish parliament in 1525, that it had then falling into disrepair, - being "riven, and the thak throf [thereof] brokin." This circumstance shows that the palace, even at that period, was an old building. We suspect it was begun by James II, by whom a charter was granted at Falkland in the year 1446." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account.]
"It is impossible now to ascertain whether James III. or James IV. began to build the palace, as both of these Monarchs were fond of architecture, and both of them employed workmen at Falkland; but the work was completed by James V., and the palace from that time became a favourite residence with the Scottish Monarchs. There James V. held his court in all the barbaric magnificence of the period, and here died of grief, at the disgrace brought upon his Crown and his Country by the opposition of his factions and turbulent nobility. There Mary of Guise, his widowed Queen, often resided, also Queen Mary and James The VI. and in 1635 when Charles I visited Scotland, he slept 3 nights in it." Full [Fullarton's] Gazetteer of Scotland.
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