Culross

Mercat Cross and The Study

VR Viewpoint of Culross

The Royal Burgh of Culross is a picturesque village with many of it's houses and buildings restored to their original 17th century glory by the National Trust for Scotland. The town was an important mining, salt panning and trading town thanks to Sir George Bruce, who was knighted in 1611.

The main buildings are the Town House (1626), which houses an exhibition of the town's 400 year history and the Palace (1597), the house of a local merchant, George Bruce. The palace is open to the public - run by The National Trust for Scotland - and features terraced 'hanging' gardens.

Horse and Cart rides at the Summer Fair

The village has many cobbled streets and narrow wynds. The centre of the main thoroughfares have a paved walkway known as the 'crown', where in days gone by only the wealthy were allowed to walk - away from the rubbish and filth that would have littered the streets.

Past the mercat cross, up the hill, is Culross Abbey and also a dwelling known as 'the house with the evil eyes'. The 'evil eyes' are in fact oval vented windows in the loft, which allowed air to circulate around the grain that was stored there.

The first undersea coal mine was opened at Culross. Shafts and a tunnel linked the shore with a rocky island off the coast.

Summer Fair Reenactment of olden times

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