Culross in Fife, Scotland

Relive the domestic life of the 16th and 17th centuries at this Royal Burgh fringed by the River Forth. Here the old buildings and cobbled streets create a time-warp for visitors as they explore the old town.Enjoy the old palace that dates from 1597 and the medieval garden, see the Town House exhibition and video presentation outlining the burgh's 400 years of history, and experience the atmosphere of bygone times in the picturesque Study beside the ancient Mercat Cross.
A legend states that when the British princess (and future saint) Theneu or Enoch, daughter of the King of Lothian, became 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.
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. During the 20th century, it became recognised that Culross contained many unique historical buildings and the National Trust for Scotland has been working on their preservation and restoration since the 1930s
.Numerous 16th and 17th century houses can be seen when walking through the town. The Palace Garden: a reconstruction incorporating features that would have been found in an early 17th century garden.  The Causeways Cobbled Streets of the 16th and 17th centuries incorporating the flat stones called the "croon" of the causeway.Access to The Study and Town House is by guided tour only. Tours depart from palace reception every 30 minutes. First tour departs 12.30, last tour departs 4pm. (During October, last tour departs 3pm).Tours last approx 1 hour

Off A985, 12m west of Forth Road Bridge and 4m east of Kincardine Bridge, Fife