Brunton House, Falkland

{{Short description|House in Falkirk, Fife, Scotland}}

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{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Brunton House School

| image = Brunton House, Falkland, Fife.jpg

| religious_affiliation = Catholic

| established = 1894

| founder = John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute

}}

Brunton House is a Category A listed building in the village of Falkland in Fife, Scotland.{{Canmore|num=99285|desc=Falkland, Brunton Street, Brunton House}} It was formerly the residence of the hereditary falconers to the Kings of Scotland.

It was built by the Sunsons of Brunton, Hereditary Falconers, whose arms are depicted on an armorial panel on the front of the building with the date 1712. It was restored in 1894–95 for the 3rd Marquess of Bute by Robert Weir Schultz as a school for the Roman Catholic children of the village, and restored again in 1970–71 by the National Trust for Scotland.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB31328|desc=Brunton House, Brunton Street (including garden walls)|fewer-links=yes}}

File:Brunton House, Falkland armorial panel.jpg

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See also

  • [https://historicfalkland.scot/wiki/index.php?title=Brunton_House Brunton House on the Falkland Historic Buildings website]

Category:Category A listed buildings in Fife

Category:Listed houses in Scotland

Category:Houses completed in 1895

Category:Falkland, Fife