Cullen (Moray)

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Cullen
Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Cuilinn
View over Cullen
View over Cullen
Coordinates 57 ° 42 ′  N , 2 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 42 ′  N , 2 ° 49 ′  W
Cullen (Scotland)
Cullen
Cullen
Residents 1475 2011 census
administration
Post town BUCKIE
ZIP code section AB56
prefix 01542
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Moray
British Parliament Moray
Scottish Parliament Banffshire and Buchan Coast

Cullen ( Gaelic : Inbhir Cuilinn ) is a town on the eastern edge of the Scottish Council Area Moray . It is located on the south bank of the Moray Firth about 18 km west of Banff and 20 km north of Keith on Cullen Bay .

history

A church near present-day Cullen was built in the 13th century. It has been expanded and remodeled several times over the centuries and is now classified as Cullen Old Church as a monument of the highest category A. Cullen developed near the church and received no later than 1455 under the name Inverculan the rights of Burgh awarded. The history of the city is closely linked to the Earls of Findlater , who first resided in the nearby Findlater Castle and later in the newly built Cullen House . In 1736, James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Earl of Seafield added a port. He commissioned the architect William Adam to do this . In 1811 the village was rebuilt as a planned settlement according to a design by James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater, 4th Earl of Seafield . The former village was subsequently abandoned and the buildings torn down. In the early 19th century, the port facilities were modernized and expanded. Traditionally, Cullen has been fishing. Today, the tourism industry is a significant source of income for Cullen.

Between 1831 and 1881, the population of Cullen increased from 1593 to 2033. Most recently, 1475 people were counted as part of the census survey in 2011.

traffic

Cullen is on the A98 , which connects the towns along the Moray Firth between Fochabers and Fraserburgh to the trunk road network. It crosses the Burn of Cullen directly to the east and is spanned by the imposing Cullen Burn Viaduct , a railway bridge. However, Cullen does not have its own train station.

Attractions

West wing of Cullen House

In Cullen there are six buildings from the highest monument category. Four of them are related to Cullen House, on which several renowned architects worked over the centuries, including William Adam, James Adam , James Playfair and David Bryce . In addition to the main building itself, a bridge, the gateway and a temple complex are independently classified as monuments. Furthermore, the Cullen Old Church is classified as a Category A and a hotel and the town hall at the address 15-19 Seafield Street Category B building.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ↑ a b Cullen. Moray. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
  3. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ^ Cullen. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, pp. 316-317 .
  5. ↑ Information. In: Gazetteer for Scotland. 2011.
  6. ↑ 2011 census
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  9. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  10. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  11. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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