Culross Abbey Parish Church

Culross Abbey Parish Church

Shortly after the Reformation, the presbytery, transepts choir and tower of the Abbey were converted into the parish church of Culross. This situation was formerly recognised by an Act of Parliament in 1633. In 1642 the church received a significant addition when a funerary monument was constructed for George Bruce of Culross and Carnock (died 1625) in the former North Chapel. The church received repairs in the 1820s and 1860s, and a significant restoration by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in 1903-1906 which included the rebuilding of the south transept and presbytery. In 1943 the congregations of Culross Abbey Parish Church and of St Kentigern’s united and chose to use the Abbey church. More recently, the congregation has united with Torryburn and High Valleyfield to form a single parish, with services alternating between the different sites.

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(1) ‘Culross Parish Church’, Places of Worship in Scotland, Accessed 24 August 2021, http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/4618/name/Culross+Abbey+Parish+Church+Culross+Fife. (2) New Statistical Account of Scotland (Edinburgh and London,1834-45) (NSA)

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Culross Abbey Parish Church

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