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Culross
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Also known as Royal Burgh of Culross, Cuileann Ros

Culross (; Scottish Gaelic: Cuileann Ros, "holly point") is a village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland.

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Place details

Locality
Culross
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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29US AQIGood
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7.5 µg/m³
PM10
11.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.official_name
Culross
UK place.gaelic_name
Cuileann Ros
UK place.population_ref
( including Valleyfield)
UK place.map_type
Scotland
UK place.community_scotland
Culross
UK place.unitary_scotland
Fife
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Fife
UK place.constituency_westminster
Dunfermline and West Fife
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Dunfermline
UK place.post_town
DUNFERMLINE
UK place.postcode_district
KY12
UK place.postcode_area
KY
UK place.static_image_name
Culross, Fife, Scotland.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption
Culross (including Culross Town House) and the Firth of Forth

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Founding legend
  • West Kirk and Abbey
  • Industry
  • Heritage
  • Administration
  • Culross as a location for filming
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns and sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Culross (; Scottish Gaelic: Cuileann Ros, "holly point") is a village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland.

According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 395. Originally, Culross served as a port city on the Firth of Forth and is believed to have been founded by Saint Serf during the 6th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Culross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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