Membership subscriptions for 2022–23 are now due. To join the Society, or renew your membership, please download a membership form and return it to us with your subscription.
As a result of the coronavirus restrictions, our planned monthly meetings were suspended from March 2020 onwards. The season re-started from June, but with online meetings via Zoom. The new season started in September, again online. Almost all of the online meetings have been recorded follow the links below to see the recordings.
'John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of Bute, and his impact on Falkland and St Andrews'
A major lecture by his great-granddaughter, Marietta Crichton Stuart, who has been studying his life and work for many years.
Charles Dundas on "Reviving the wild heart of Southern Scotland"
Ninian Stuart and Joe Fitzpatrick, 'The Unfolding future of the Falkland Estate'.
Our meeting for February: Rory Young,sculptor and letter-cutter, talking about his life and work.
Our meeting for January: Kieran Allan, 'The Tricolore and the Saltire', The story of the Italian community in Scotland.
Josh Davie’s 2021 film Voices of Falkland, introduced by Ninian Stuart.
View the recording of the meeting including the film and discussion.
Peter Burman on John Ruskin's Guild of St George
Fiona Fisher on traditional building skills
David F. Wilson, public artist
Alexandra Lotz, Horse Heritage
Karen Dundas, Scottish Wall Paintings Conservators
Tom Christian, Trees in the Landscape.
Marietta Crichton Stuart, Falkland and its People 1901-1913, some stories from the book.
Ross Burgess, Falkland's Historic Buildings.
Peter Burman, The challenges that threaten Venice and the beauties of some of his favourite places.
Nic Boyes, consultant stone conservator, The Temple of Decision and the Rosslyn Chapel.
Vanessa Stephens, freelance landcape architect, The history and monuments of the Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.
The Society's Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk by the artist Peter Jones.
View the recording of the entire meeting (about an hour and a quarter)
Marietta Crichton Stuart, House and Garden - the story of Falkland Palace and garden and its people, 1800–1952.
View the recording of Marietta's talk (just over an hour)
Dr Peter Burman, Padua - a conservation paradigm.
View the recording of Peter's talk (just over an hour)