Back Cullen (Escòcia) Catalan Cullen (lungsod sa Hiniusang Gingharian) CEB Cullen Welsh Cullen (Moray) German Cullen (Escocia) Spanish Cullen (Moray) Basque کالن، موری Persian Cullen (Écosse) French Inbhir Cuilinn Irish Inbhir Cuilinn Scots/Gaelic
Cullen
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 West view over Cullen | |
  Cullen Location within Moray | |
| Population | 1,390 (2020)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NJ512672 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUCKIE |
| Postcode district | AB56 |
| Dialling code | 01542 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Cullen (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Cuilinn) is a village and former royal burgh in Moray but historically in Banffshire, Scotland, on the North Sea coast 20 miles (32 kilometres) east of Elgin. The village had a population of 1,327 in 2001.[2][3] Cullen is noticeably busier in summer than winter due to the number of holiday homes owned. The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce are said to have been buried in its old kirk (church) after her death in Cullen Castle.[4] Robert the Bruce made an annual payment to the village in gratitude for the treatment of his wife's body and its return south for burial.[5] In 2000, the recent non-payment of this sum by the government was challenged and settled to the village's favour.[6]
The village is noted for Cullen skink (a traditional soup made from smoked haddock, milk, potato and onion); and for its former railway bridges, two of which are now part of the national cycle network. These bridges were required to be built, at considerable cost, due to resistance to the railway line being routed any closer to Cullen House. The most westerly (and by far the longest) viaduct is highly photogenic, and often features in tourist guides and Scottish calendars. Near Cullen is the peak Bin Hill, visible from some distance, such as from Longman Hill.[7]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ United Kingdom Census 2001
- ^ Cullen census data Archived 7 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Coventry, Martin (2001). The Castles of Scotland. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 138 ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- ^ Presbytery of Moray Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bruce prayers cash reinstated". The Herald. 25 July 2000. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2008) Longman Hill, Modern Antiquarian
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