
Welcome to the historic
Town House 1626
rich history. famous locations.
The Culross Town House is a historic Category A listed building located at Sandhaven in the heart of the Royal Burgh of Culross, Fife, Scotland
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Built: 1626 as a municipal tolbooth, council chamber, and burgh headquarters.
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Architecture: Features a Scottish medieval sandstone style, a symmetrical five-bay frontage, a double forestair, and an off-center three-stage clock tower added in 1783.
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History: Served as the centre of local administration, justice, and tax collection, alongside housing a debtors' prison and garret cells that held accused witches (such as Lilias Adie). It remained in use by the town council until local government reorganization in 1975.
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Current Use: Managed by the National Trust for Scotland, the building functions as a visitor center, exhibition area detailing the burgh's history, ticket office for Culross Palace, and a gift shop/boutique space (such as Town House 1626) including authentic photographs from famous Scottish Photographer, Graham Harris Graham, a professional Scottish landscape photographer, possibly best known for his passion for both his country-Scotland and his craft-photography.

are you a fan of the tv series outlander?
Because Culross has remained incredibly well-preserved as a 17th-century village, the Town House and its surrounding cobblestone streets have been featured extensively as a filming location for the hit historical drama series Outlander.


































