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Welcome to Cullen Scotland
Cullen
is an extremely attractive town built around the mouth of the Burn of
Deskford.
Cullen is a village and former royal burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the
North Sea coast 20 miles (32 km) east of Elgin.
The village now has a population of 1,327. Cullen is noticeably busier
in summer than winter due to the number of holiday homes owned.
The wife of Robert the Bruce are said to have been buried in its old kirk
(church) after her death in the area.
The village is noted for Cullen Skink, a traditional soup made from smoked
haddock, milk, potato and onion, and its former railway bridges, two of
which are now part of the national cycle network.
These bridges were necessary at considerable cost due to resistance against
the railway line being routed any closer to Cullen House. The most westerly,
and by far the longest, viaduct is highly photogenic, and appears often
in tourist guides and in Scottish calendars.
Near Cullen is the 1,086 ft Bin Hill or Bin of Cullen is a nearby hill
with an associated footpath which is visible from some distance such as
from Longman Hill.
The village has an impressive beach and golf course, and the Crannoch
wood which offers good views of the area.
Cullen was the setting for Doris Davidson's romantic novel The Three
Kings, named after the three rocks at the east end of Cullen beach. The
local writer Simon Farquhar set his first two plays, Candy Floss Kisses
and Elevenses with Twiggy, in the village and they were produced by BBC
Radio 4.
Accommodation in and around Cullen
Price Guide - per person based on sharing room:
under $40 - $41
- 70 - more than
$70
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