Imagine being wealthy enough to have your own tomb house carved of stone for yourself, your spouse and all 8 children and to store the heart of another of your relatives!
Culross is a living example of a village from the 16th and 17th centuries. An abbey was established in here in the 1200’s.
Sir George Bruce, wealthy industrialist of Culross and his tomb house with wife and all 8 children. Not creepy at all.
One of his lucky daughters.
Culross Abbey. Look carefully at the tiny 2nd floor window in the turret. That’s where accused witches were kept. Charming.
Mercat Cross - denotes Market Square. Outlander fans will recognize this.
Love the plants growing out of walls here.
Culross Palace - not an actual palace but the biggest, most important place in the village so it gets the title. Unable to visit inside because of a Covid outbreak amongst the National Trust Staff - or so the village gossip told us.
Good example of the painted ceilings often seen in buildings from this period. Many varied designs, usually depicting fruit, animals or sometimes people. Only wealthy people could afford these.
