Culross Palace
Culross Palace is a late 16th to early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Fife, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce of Carnock, George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. The house was mainly built in two campaigns. The south block in 1597 and the north building in 1611, the year when George Bruce was knighted. Bruce was a successful merchant who had a flourishing trade with other Firth of Forth, Forth ports, the Low Countries and Sweden. He had interests in coal mining, salt production, and shipping, sending William Stewart (skipper), William Stewart to Spain for wine, and is credited with sinking the world's first coal mine to extend under the sea. Many of the materials used in the construction of the palace were obtained during the course of Bruce's foreign trade. Baltic pine, red pantiles, and Netherlands, Dutch floor tiles and glass were all used. The exterior boasts the use of crow-stepped gables, including a ...
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