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Detail of monument to Sir George Bruce of Carnock.

F 5172

Description Detail of monument to Sir George Bruce of Carnock.

Date 1933

Collection Photographs by Lester Birley

Catalogue Number F 5172

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 366892

Scope and Content Tomb of Sir George Bruce in Bruce of Carnock burial vault, Culross Abbey Church, Culross, Fife Culross Abbey Church was part of the Cistercian Abbey founded in 1217 by Malcolm, Earl of Fife. It was converted into a parish church in 1663, the rest of the abbey having lain derelict since the end of the 16th century. Sir George Bruce died in 1625. The kneeling statues represent his three sons and five daughters. The Bruces of Culross (later 'of Carnock'), who built Culross Palace, were the most important family in the area. They were responsible for developing the local coal industry before the end of the 16th century Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES. (Photographs by Lester Birley).

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