Falkland Palace

Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings. It was one of the favourite places of Mary, Queen of Scots, who took refuge there from political and religious turmoil of her times.

Today it is under the stewardship of Ninian Stuart, who delegates most of his duties to the National Trust for Scotland. The Chapel Royal in the Palace is dedicated to Thomas the Apostle. It is open to the public and reserved for Catholic worship.

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Falkland Palace ranks #529 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 167 mapped in Scotland. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,074 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dundee, 27 km away. It is one of the 57 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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