If you are planning a conservation or restoration project and want expert guidance, reach out to start the conversation.
The Temple of Decision is a mid-19th-century Greek Revival garden temple on Falkland Estate, built as a scenic summerhouse and focal point in the designed landscape.
Now in a semi-ruinous condition, the temple has suffered progressive collapse and stone decay over time, putting its remaining walls at risk.
Conservation work has focused on stabilising what survives and buying time for longer-term decisions about future repair or partial rebuilding.
In 2016, consolidation works—funded through the Living Lomonds Landscape Partnership/Programme—were carried out to halt further decay. The programme prioritised structural stability through careful pinning, deep pointing and repointing, and shaping wall heads to shed water, delivered with input from conservation teams and specialist masons/conservators.
Historic Environment Scotland notes it may be a rare surviving example of a garden temple in Scotland, and it remains an important feature of the Falkland designed landscape. Stabilising the ruins protects an irreplaceable landmark and preserves the option to restore more of the structure in the future.
If you are planning a conservation or restoration project and want expert guidance, reach out to start the conversation.
