an ancient seaport, royal burgh, and parish of Perthshire, about 22 miles N.N.W. from Edinburgh. It received its charter from James VI. in 1588, and was then prosperously engaged in the export of coal, and the manufacture of patented iron "girdles" and salt. It has still a small pier, accessible however only to fishing-boats; but its trade is now derived from the manufacture of linen and cotton. At the east end of the town are the remains of a chapel dedicated to St Mungo; and the parish church forms part of the chapel of Culross Abbey founded in 1217. Pop. 605.