Culross Palace - The National Trust for Scotland

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Culross Palace is a late 16th - early 17th century merchant''s house in Culross, Fife, Scotland.The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. Bruce was a successful merchant who had a flourishing trade with other Forth ports, the Low Countries and the Baltic countries. He had interests in coal mining and salt production, and is credited with sinking the world''s first coal mine to extend under the sea.