No bricklayer listed in Falkland yet.

A bricklayer builds and repairs structures using bricks, blocks and mortar - from garden walls, pillars and steps to extensions, foundations and chimney rebuilds.

Brickwork is structural and visible, so quality matters on both counts - a good bricklayer works level, plumb and consistent with clean joints throughout.

For any work on a shared or boundary wall, check whether your project requires a building warrant under Scottish building regulations before the first brick is laid.

Falkland is a beautifully preserved village at the foot of East Lomond in the Howe of Fife, dominated by Falkland Palace - a Renaissance hunting lodge of the Stuart monarchs and one of Scotland's finest historic buildings.

The palace, now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, has the oldest surviving real tennis court in Britain, built in 1539 for James V.

The village's main street is a conservation area of crow-stepped houses, an old fountain and a townscape that has changed remarkably little in centuries - it has been used as a filming location for Outlander.

Falkland is a popular base for walking the Lomond Hills and has a strong community with a village shop, a pub and several places to eat.

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Fife is a large peninsula in eastern Scotland, bounded by the Firth of Forth to the south and the Firth of Tay to the north - a geography that has given it a distinct identity and earned it the traditional title of 'The Kingdom of Fife'.

Dunfermline is the largest settlement and a former capital of Scotland, granted city status in 2022, while Glenrothes serves as the administrative centre and St Andrews is known worldwide as the home of golf and Scotland's oldest university.

The south-west of Fife has a strong industrial heritage - coal mining and shipbuilding shaped towns like Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly and Rosyth - while the East Neuk coastline is defined by a string of picturesque fishing villages: Anstruther, Crail, Pittenweem and St Monans.

Inland, the Howe of Fife is fertile agricultural land dotted with market towns like Cupar, Auchtermuchty and Falkland, the last of these home to a beautifully preserved Renaissance palace.

Fife is well connected to Edinburgh via the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing and to Dundee via the Tay Road Bridge, making much of the region practical for commuters while retaining a strong sense of local identity.