Falkland is one of Fife’s most picturesque villages. It attracts hundreds of visitors every year thanks to its role as a backdrop in worldwide TV phenomenon Outlander. However, its spot at the foot of the Lomond Hills Regional Park combined with its royal history means it was already a popular destination.
It’s probably best known for Falkland Palace, country home of the Stewart kings and queens who hunted deer and wild boar in the forests. And its ancient buildings, independent businesses and narrow streets that open onto a fabulous woodland estate make it a beautiful place to live. is home to 52-year-old Tara O’Leary, who lives with husband Nick and sons Oran, 15 and Eisean, 13.
And Tara agreed to tell us her five favourite things about her home village. “People come from all over the world to Falkland because it’s been in but there’s so much more to it than that,” says Tara. “I live just outside the village on the Falkland Estate.
“And when you live here year in, year out you see it in all weathers and all seasons. “At the moment on my walks, I can watch young hares in the morning and badgers at night. It’s a wonderful, wonderful thing.
“There are wonderful walks and cycle paths up East and West Lomond, all over the estate and onwards to Kinross. “I love telling visitors about the thousands of years-old stash of Neolithic arrow heads found a few steps from the bottom of my garden. “We’re nestled under Falkland Hill, which is a very big thing f.