Treasured Places
Date 3 August 2007
Event ID 546118
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/546118
Construction of the Renaissance palace at Falkland began in the early 16th century, replacing an earlier castle confiscated by the crown in 1437. During the reigns of James IV and V it was used as a hunting lodge. The palace is built around three sides of a courtyard with the construction of a wall completing the square. Only the foundations of the N side and the ruins of the E side remain, but the S range survives, having been extensively restored in the 19th century.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 3 August 2007
Gifford, J 1988
