Volume contents
- 1 - Culross , index
- 5 - Culross , page 5 (start)
- 10 - Culross , page 10
- 20 - Culross , page 20
- 30 - Culross , page 30
- 40 - Culross , page 40
- 50 - Culross , page 50
- 60 - Culross , page 60
- 70 - Culross , page 70
- 80 - Culross , page 80
- 90 - Culross , page 90
- 100 - Culross , page 100
- 110 - Culross , page 110
- 119 - Culross , page 119 (end)
- 120 - Culross , title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOISTERS (Ruins of) [Culross Abbey] | Cloisters Ruins of Cloisters Ruins of |
William Stephen Esqr. Culross Mr. Christie Schoolmaster Culross |
142 | [Situation] Adjoining the South end of the parish Manse This ruin is generally believed to have been a part of the buildings of the Abbey which was called the Cloisters it is now a perfect ruin consisting of a number of vaulted apartments with lofty groined arches of elequant workmanship but now much delapidated what the original height of the building had been cannot now be known but it is at present about 12 or 14 feet high and quite flat or level on top which is grown all over with Shrubs of various Kinds which was apparently planted for ornament to which soil or earth was carried for their support. A Stone Staircase leads from the interior of one of the arches to the area on top of the ruin. - See Descriptive Bks. [Books] and extracts for Culross Abbey (Remains of) |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 85
Parish of Culross -- Sheet 142 No. 4 Trace 6
[Pencil note]
Although the above is only the remains of the Cloisters
yet as it is shewn on trace as if it were roofed, ruins of, will
best express the condition of the building thous, remains of.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 20 - Parish of Culross, OS1/25/20
This volume contains information found in the parish of Culross.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.