Culross, Fife

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Culross is a town in Fife

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Culross within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Culross in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Culross, parl. and royal burgh, small seaport, and par., in detached part of Perthshire, on N. shore of Firth of Forth, 2½ miles SE. of East Grange sta., this being 6 miles NW. of Dunfermline and 7½ miles SE. of Alloa -- par., 7584 ac., pop. 1130; parl burgh, pop. 373; royal burgh, pop. 380; P.O., T.O.; has mfrs. of linen. There are ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1217. Near the abbey ruins is Culross Abbey House, seat of the Earl of Elgin; also Culross Park. C. unites with Stirling, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, and Queensferry, in returning 1 member to Parliament.

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