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Culross (NTS)

Culross

This small royal burgh on the north shore of the Forth provides a striking introduction to Scottish domestic life in the 16th and 17th centuries. Culross was then a thriving community with a flourishing trade with other Forth ports and the Low Countries.

The Palace was built between 1597 and 1611 for the then laird Sir George Bruce and has beautiful painted ceilings. A model 17th-…

Opening Times

Palace, Study, Town House, shop and tearoom, Good Friday to 30 Sep, daily 12-5; Shop also open 1 Oct to 31 Dec, Sat/Sun 12-4. Garden, all year 10-6 or sunset if earlier.