Culross Abbey
Head 4.3 km north of Bo'ness for Culross Abbey. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Close by, Linlithgow Palace is 9 km away, one of 48 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory near Bo'ness
Just outside Bo'ness
Culross Abbey is 4.3 km north of Bo'ness. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Bo'ness has 95 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
If warmth matters, go June to August: Bo'ness reaches 18–19°C.
Culross Abbey
Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 4.3 km north of Bo'ness
Mapping Culross Abbey
The places near Culross Abbey are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Culross Abbey, by distance
These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Bo'ness
Grangemouth
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Culross Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo'ness | 4.3 km south of it | 14,875 | 18 |
| Grangemouth | 4.3 km southwest of it | 16,028 | 18 |
Also within reach
A visit can add 6 castles, a palace and a museum, from 48 places within 15 km.
PalaceLinlithgow Palace9 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)10 km away3
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandCulross Palace400 m away4
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle8.9 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandKinneil House5.7 km away6
CastleAirth Castle8.9 km away7
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCastle Campbell13 km away8
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandAlloa Tower12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Culross Abbey
Where is Culross Abbey?
Culross Abbey is 4.3 km north of Bo'ness, Falkirk.
What is Culross Abbey?
Monastery in Fife, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Culross Abbey?
June to August are the warmest months in Bo'ness, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Culross Abbey a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Culross Abbey?
Within 15 km: Linlithgow Palace (9 km), Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (10 km), Culross Palace (400 m) and Blackness Castle (8.9 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Culross Abbey: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Culross Palace: Lyall Duffus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinneil House: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airth Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Campbell: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alloa Tower: AllyD at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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