Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the exterior of the Palace with red pantiles on the roof on Outlander visit to Culross, West Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Culross Palace is a late 16th and early 17th century merchant's house. The palace, or Great Lodging, was constructed between 1597 and 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 Sweden. 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. Many of the materials used in the construction of the palace were obtained during the course of Bruce's foreign trade. Baltic pine, red pantiles, and Dutch floor tiles and glass were all used. The exterior boasts the use of crow stepped gables. Although never a royal residence, King James VI visited the Palace in 1617. It was trade with the continent that completely defined the architecture of not just Culross but the whole area. Scottish ships sailed for the Low Countries carrying raw materials, such as coal, salt and wool, and returned with luxury goods, ceramics, jewellery, silk, glassware, carpets, tapestries and works of art. One unexpected by product of this trade was to have a lasting impact on the architecture of the region. As the ships returned from the Low Countries, they often had to be provided with ballast for the journey, and were given red pantiles, a form of roofing tile, these were then used by the enterprising Fifers to roof their houses. Culross is acknowledged as one of the most picturesque villages in Scotland, hence why it is so often used as a film and television location, including for hit US TV series, Outlander. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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