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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULROSS ABBEY (Remains of) | Culross Monastery or Abbey (Remains of) Culross Monastery or Abbey (Remains of) Culross Monastery or Abbey (Remains of) Abbey of Culross Abbey of Culross |
Mr. Hogg Low Valleyfield Mr. William Stephen Culross Mr. J. K. Pennay Par. [Parish] School New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gazetteer Stobie's Co. [County] Map |
142 | [Situation] A few chains N. [North] of the town of Culross This is the Remains of the Monastery or Abbey Founded by Malcolm Thane of Fife in 1217. The only parts of it now remaining are what are said to be some of the Cloisters Which formed a Continuation of the Manse Southwards; The Interior of this Building is a mass of pillars supporting a roof formed of Several Ground Arches of Considerable Strength and in good preservation; the other Remains existing is what is now used as the Parish Church and which is said to have been the Church or Chapel of the Monastery: it has undergone numerous repairs, and probably alteration, to form it into its present shape. The Garden of the Manse is said to be Supported on Arches and Conjectured to mark the Site of the Remainder of the Cloisters together with the Courtyard which they enclosed. The Manse, its Gardens and the two gardens lying South from the Manse is Supposed to mark the Site of the Buildings of the Old Abbey. There is nothing known in the neighbourhood of its extent originally - the Inhabitants take no interest in such matters, - all that Can be gleaned of its history is what is given in Several Published Accounts. |
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[Page] 88Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 4 Trace 6
Culross Abbey
On the supposed
Site of St Serf's Hermitage
6th Century
See remark on page 91
Pencil Note
To the plan written
Note - In writing the name of the Abbey on plan it is necessary to keep in view that the above as well as the building, in ruins, called the Cloisters are the remains of the Abbey and the name to written so as to apply properly to all.
J.C.
Note. The same remark applies to the above explanatory note recommended to be written on plan and to St. Mungo's birth place See page 93
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