Culross Sketches 3. Scotland

The town of Culross, pronounced Coo-ros, (Gaelic: Cuileann Ros) is a former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland.... more

by Jenny Rainbow

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Culross Sketches 3. Scotland

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Jenny Rainbow

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The town of Culross, pronounced "Coo-ros", (Gaelic: Cuileann Ros) is a former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland.
The lovely town of Culross has been used in several "Outlander" episodes.
According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 395.
Originally the town served as a port city on the Firth of Forth and is believed to have been founded by Saint Serf during the 6th century.

Culross has one of the oldest harbours in Scotland. It was a busy harbour in the 16-17th centuries but the pier may well have been in existance much earlier.

And here is the legend:
A legend states that when the British princess (and future saint) Theneu or Enoch, daughter of the King of Lothian, fell pregnant before marriage, her family threw her from a cliff. She survived the fall unharmed, and was soon met by an unmanned boat. She knew she had no home to go to, so she got into the boat; it sailed her across the Firth of Forth to land at Culross where she was cared for by Saint Serf; he became foster-father of her son, Saint Kentigern or Mungo...

... Cruel times, cruel morals...

Lets leave it for the Past. For nowadays this town looks like alive illustration for the fairytale's story. Its so pleasant to have a walk along the tiny streets surrounded almost toy houses with so many lovely details, as doors, windows, textured walls, flowers in the pots, which captured my attention at once and what Im sharing here with you..

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May 23rd, 2013