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The Hanging Gardens Culross

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Cared for by the National Trust, the Hanging Gardens at Culross Palace incorporate many of the features typical of 17th-century gardens.

Overlooking the Firth of Forth, the gardens are teeming with produce, including an orchard with apples, quince and mulberries, vegetable patches, herb gardens and even a roaming flock of Scots Dumpy hens.

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  1. The Cat's Close street sign on an old stone wall.Cats CloseA narrow walled lane climbing between high stone walls in Culross, once the way up to the abbey.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. The Gallery at Culross on its street in the old burgh.The Gallery at CulrossA gallery of contemporary craft in Culross, run by two jewellers, with paintings, glass, ceramics, textiles and jewellery.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. The Culross Town House, a grey stone tolbooth with a tower, facing the Forth.Culross TolboothThe Town House of Culross, a tolbooth of the 1620s by the palace, now the National Trust's shop and visitor centre.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. Culross PalaceCulross PalaceThe ochre-coloured merchant's house of 1597 at the heart of Culross, with painted ceilings, panelled rooms and a 17th-century garden.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. The Red Lion's whitewashed front and door on the cobbles of Culross.The Red Lion, CulrossA community-owned inn on Low Causeway in Culross, serving food every day from noon until nine.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. The Mercat, CulrossA café, provisions and homeware shop in an old butcher’s opposite the Mercat Cross in Culross.Under a mile 1 min by road
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The Mercat Cross and its unicorn finial among white houses.AttractionsCulross Mercat CrossA step away
The Lockit Well set into a stone wall in Culross.AttractionsThe Lockit WellA step away
Pink, white and ochre cottages line a narrow cobbled street in the rainAttractionsTanhouse BraeA step away
Haggs Wynd climbing past the palace wall.AttractionsHaggs Wynd Culross0.3 miles
Parleyhill House's curved gable with its two oval attic windows, Culross.AttractionsThe House with the Evil Eyes0.3 miles
The alabaster monument to Sir George Bruce with his children kneeling before it, Culross Abbey.AttractionsThe Bruce Vault, Culross Abbey0.3 miles
Cochrane's bust with the Scottish and Chilean flags behind.AttractionsAdmiral Thomas Cochrane Statue Culross0.3 miles
Ruined stone walls and arches beside a church tower with a Saltire flagAttractionsCulross Abbey0.3 miles
The grave of Lilias Adie, a flat sandstone slab on the sands of Torryburn Bay at low tide.AttractionsGrave of Lilias Adie2.3 miles

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