Culross Palace
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.Photo: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: remains of a mansion complex in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “The Palace, Culross, palace and gardens”
- Address: Culross, KY12 8JH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Culross Town House and Market Cross of Culross.
Culross Town House
Town hall
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Culross Town House, also known as Culross Tolbooth, is a municipal structure in the Sandhaven area of Culross, Fife, Scotland. The building, which now serves as a visitor centre, is Category A listed.
Market Cross of Culross
Photo: Kristijrn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 520 feet east of Culross Palace.
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 Abbey is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Culross Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culross and Preston Island.
Culross
Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Torryburn
Village
Torryburn is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland, lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. It is one of a number of old port communities on this coast and at one point served as port for Dunfermline. Torryburn is situated 2½ miles east of Culross Palace.
Culross Palace
- Categories: mansion, history museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.05576° or 56° 3′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.63098° or 3° 37′ 52″ westOperator
National Trust for Scotland;The National Trust for ScotlandOpen location code
9C8R3949+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 491834059OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5193119
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Culross Palace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “库尔罗斯宫”
- German: “Culross Palace”
- Japanese: “カルロス・パレス”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Culross Pottery and Gallery and Hanging Gardens Viewpoint.
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