Cullen (Moray)

Cullen (Gaelic: Inbhir Cuilinn ) is a city on the eastern edge of the Scottish Unitary Authority Moray. It is located west on the south shore of the Moray Firth around 18 km from Banff and 20 km north of Keith at the Cullen Bay.

History

A church near the present Cullen was built in the 13th century. It was several times enlarged and transformed over the centuries and is now classified as Cullen Old Church as a monument of the highest category A. Cullen developed near the church and received no later than in 1455 under the name Inverculan the rights of burghs awarded. The city's history is closely linked to the Earl of Findlater, who resided first in the near Findlater Castle and later in the newly established Cullen House. 1736 was James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Earl of Seafield add a port. By this he commissioned the architect William Adam. In 1811, the village as a settlement plan to a design by James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater, 4th Earl of Seafield was rebuilt. The former village was abandoned in the sequence and the buildings torn down. In the early 19th century, the port facilities were modernized and expanded. Traditional fishing is operated in Cullen. Today, the tourism industry represents a significant source of revenue of Cullen

Between 1831 and 1881, the population of Cullen from 1593 rose to 2033. Last 2001 1327 people were counted in the census survey in the year.

Traffic

Cullen is on the A98, which connects the cities along the Moray Firth between Fochabers and Fraserburgh to the road network. Directly east it crosses the Burn of Cullen and is spanned by the imposing Cullen Burn Viaduct, a railway bridge. Its own train station Cullen but does not have.

Attractions

In Cullen, there are six building from the highest monument category. Four of them are related to Cullen House, at which over the centuries several famous architects worked, including William Adam, James Adam, James Playfair and David Bryce. Next to the main building itself a bridge that Torzufahrt and a temple complex are independently classified as monuments. Furthermore, the Cullen Old Church, a hotel and the town hall at the address 15-19 Seafild Street Category A buildings.