Cullen, Moray

Cullen
Looking west over Cullen, with Cullen Viaduct on the left
Cullen is located in Moray
Cullen
Cullen
Location within Moray
Population1,390 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNJ512672
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUCKIE
Postcode districtAB56
Dialling code01542
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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57°41′29″N 02°49′09″W / 57.69139°N 2.81917°W / 57.69139; -2.81917

Cullen (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Cuilinn) is a village and former royal burgh in Moray but historically in Banffshire, Scotland, on the North Sea coast. The village had a population of 1,327 in 2001.[2][3] The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce are said to have been buried in its old kirk after her death in Cullen Castle.[4] Robert 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]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ United Kingdom Census 2001
  3. ^ Cullen census data Archived 7 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Coventry, Martin (2001). The Castles of Scotland. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 138 ISBN 1-899874-26-7
  5. ^ Presbytery of Moray Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Bruce prayers cash reinstated". The Herald. 25 July 2000. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.