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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULROSS [village] | Culross Culross Culross Culross Culross |
Fullarton's Gazetteer Mr. Hogg, Provost Mr. W. Stephen Stobie's Co. [County] Map Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
142 | [Situation] In the south end of the parish A Small Burgh Town on the North bank of the FIrth of Forth Situated about Seven Miles West from Dunfermline, and in the South Side of a Parish of the Same name, in a detached portion of Perthshire The Town Consists of the Ruins of Culross Abbey or Monastery founded in 1217 by Malcolm Thane of Fife; a Parish Church which is the old Abbery Church modernised, - and the Manse; a Mansion Called Culross Abbey erested in 1590 by Edward Bruce Lord Kinross (or Kinloss); The Palace erected by Sir George Bruce Bart. [Baronet] of Carnock in 1597; a Town House; Free Church; two Inns and Several Small shops & Cottages. - The Town stands on the face of a Brae with Very narrow Streets and Irregular building. It was Created A Royal Burgh in 1588 by King James VI; is governed by a Provost and 9 Councillors; and Joined with Dunfermline; Inverkeithing; Queensferry & Stirling in returning a Member to Parliament. - In Manuscript Records of the Burgh of the 17th Century mention is made of two buildings which are each Called "The Palace of great Lodging" and referring to the houses built by Lord Edward Bruce of Kinross, and Sir George Bruce of Carnock: the former is now called Culross Abbey; and the latter is still Called "The Palace". - of the two "Hospitals" mentioned in some Published accounts, they have both been removed many years ago: One was transferred to Charlestown in Fifeshire by Lord Elgin; and the other has been Suppressed. |
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[Page] 105Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 8 Trace 2
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