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Exploring Culross Abbey

After strolling Culross Village square, I had to make the climb to the church towering in the distance. I am so glad I did! As usual, I got happy fingers and started snapping away. Here are a few of my pics:

Culross Abbey was built in the 1200s and survived until the Reformation, when the abbey church became the parish church.

For me, it was an unexpected find.

My favourite area was the room I had to climb the ladder to see.

Look at that!

The detail in the ceiling was wonderful and the view breath-taking. I had to take a videoclip. Isn’t it amazing?

Fife truly has hidden treasures. What I couldn’t capture was the smell. Someone was burning wood. I love that smell. What a wonderful day!

Climbing for the Top Culross view

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While walking Culross village square, I spotted a seat and people walking on a hill behind me. Well you know that was going to be my next circuit!

There! Found the stairs to go up. It was beside the palace and just like that I started the ascend.

After locating the stairs, I built up a rhythm, stopping frequently to take in the views. Who am I kidding? Stopping frequently to catch my breath while taking in the views LOL!

I climbed a lot of stairs

More stairs. More of a view.

More stairs. More of that view!

Almost there…..

Made it to the top!

What a view!

A wonderful panoramic view of this coastal village.

It was definitely worth the climb.

Now where is that seat for my coffee?

Exploring Culross Village

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Again, I love exploring! So as I approached Culross village, I was filled with all kinds of anticipation.

What a quaint and pretty village!

I read that 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. These are a few pics I took of the Village Square:

The most prominent building was Culross Palace. Culross Palace is a late 16th – early 17th century merchant’s house. You cannot miss it! It is a striking amber colour. Unfortunately, it was closed so I had to admire it outside its iron gate.

It is definitely worth a return visit. It is like time has stopped here. Almost a time capsule. However, the large “Outlander” poster in the village square reminded me what century I was in. Apparently, the village was used as a set for the successful series.