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Culross
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- The Abbey: restored in 1633, it holds the Bruce Vault in the North Transcript and has a fine alabaster monument to Sir George Bruce, his wife and eight children
- The Study: a 16th century house used by Bishop Leighton as his study
- The Causeways Cobbled Streets of the 16th and 17th centuries incorporating the flat stones called the "croon" of the causeway
The Royal Burgh of Culross is a unique survival, a town that time has passed by; the most complete example in Scotland today of a Burgh of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Palace, Study, and Town House: 21 Mar to 31 May, Thur–Mon 12–5; 1 Jun to 31 Aug, daily 12–5; 1 to 30 Sep, Thur–-Mon 12–5; 1 to 31 Oct, Thur–Mon 12–4.
Access to The Study and Town House is by guided tour only. Tours depart from palace reception every hour. First tour departs 1pm, last tour departs 4pm. (During October, last tour departs 3pm.) Tours last approx 1 hour.
Bessie Bar Tearoom: open same dates until 5.30pm (4.30 in October)
Garden: all year, daily 10–6 or sunset if earlier.
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- Visitors flock to Culloden centre
The National Trust for Scotland’s recently-refurbished Culloden Visitor Centre near Inverness is proving to be a popular Highland tourist destination this year. more>
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- Magical addition to Culross gardens
Staff at the National Trust for Scotland’s Culross Palace celebrated an addition to the grounds at the Palace last week, with the official opening of the Mary Luke garden. more>
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- Trust tracking down Culross bats
Experts and volunteers from conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland check on whether any bats have made their home at Culross in Fife on Wednesday 2 July. more>
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