Culross Abbey Churchyard

Culross Abbey Churchyard is a cemetery in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Culross Abbey Churchyard is situated nearby to the public building Culross Manse, as well as near Culross Abbey Ruins.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Culross Abbey and Market Cross of Culross.

Culross Abbey

Church

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Culross Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Culross, Scotland, headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Culross. Part of it is still used as the local parish church by the Church of Scotland.

Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross. Its shaft and capital, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of John William Small and Alexander Neilson. Market Cross of Culross is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Culross Abbey Churchyard.

Culross Palace

Museum

Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Culross Palace is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Fife, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. Culross Palace is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Culross Abbey Churchyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Culross and Preston Island.

Culross

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Culross is a very attractive village in Fife 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.

Preston Island

Locality

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Preston Island is a former artificial island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The reclaimed land was once used for salt production, using local coal. It is part of Fife.

Blairhall

Village

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blairhall is a town in West Fife, Scotland. It is situated 1.1 miles west of Comrie, and 6.7 miles west of Dunfermline. Blairhall is situated 2 miles northeast of Culross Abbey Churchyard.

Culross Abbey Churchyard

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.05859° or 56° 3′ 31″ north

Longitude

-3.62558° or 3° 37′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C8R395F+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 165527396

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Culross Manse and Culross Abbey Ruins.

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