Culross

Culross is a very attractive village in on the north bank of the Firth of Forth. In the 16th and 17th centuries its merchants grew rich from coal, salt and limestone, trading especially with the Low Countries, and building themselves fine town houses.
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  • Type: Village with 395 residents
  • Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Royal Burgh of Culross” and “库罗斯”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Culross Palace and Culross Town House.

Museum
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is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, , Scotland.

Town hall
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, also known as Culross Tolbooth…

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Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bo’ness and Torryburn.

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Bo'ness is an industrial town in …

Village
is a village and parish in , , lying on the north shore of the . is situated 2½ miles east of Culross.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland located at the… is situated 3 miles northeast of Culross.

Culross

Latitude
56.0554° or 56° 3′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.629° or 3° 37′ 44″ west
Population
395
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB ZAX
Open location code
9C8R394C+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29339537
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651728
Wiki­data ID
Q2424554
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Culross” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Culross”
  • Cebuano: “Culross”
  • Chinese: “卡尔洛斯”
  • Chinese: “卡爾洛斯”
  • Dutch: “Culross”
  • French: “Culross”
  • German: “Culross”
  • Irish: “Cuileann Ros”
  • Italian: “Culross”
  • Japanese: “カルロス”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Culross”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Culross”
  • Norwegian: “Culross”
  • Persian: “کالراس”
  • Russian: “Кулросс”
  • Scots: “Culross”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cuileann Ros”
  • Spanish: “Culross”
  • Swedish: “Culross”
  • Urdu: “کلروس”
  • “Culross - Cuileann Ros”

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