Culross Palace
Culross Palace is a merchant's house in Culross in the Scottish county of Fife . It was built at the end of the 16th century / beginning of the 17th century.
Sir George Bruce , Lord of Carnock , had the palace built between 1597 and 1611. Bruce was a successful merchant who had flourishing trade with other port cities on the Firth of Forth , the Netherlands and Sweden . He was financially involved in coal mining and salt production. He is said to have sunk the first coal mine that stretched under the sea.
Bruce sourced many of the palace's building materials from abroad. Baltic pines , red hollow pans and Dutch floor tiles and glasses were used. On the outside, the use of stepped gables is striking , including the statue of a woman with a veil standing on a stepped gable. The palace has beautifully decorated interiors with murals and ceiling paintings, furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries and a wonderful collection of pottery from Staffordshire and Scotland.
Even if the country house was never a royal residence, it was visited by King James I of England in 1617. The palace is now administered by the National Trust for Scotland , which had a model garden laid out in the 17th century. complete with raised beds, a covered walkway and paths that are covered with ground mussels. The herbs, vegetables and fruit trees in the garden are of species that were planted in the early 17th century.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Culross Palace . National Trust for Scotland
- Engraving of Culross Palace in 1693 by John Slezer in the National Library of Scotland.
Coordinates: 56 ° 3 ′ 20.2 " N , 3 ° 37 ′ 52" W.