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By Charter of 20 June 1589, James VI erected the rectory and vicarage of Culross with manse and glebe. The medieval church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St Serf by Malcolm, Earl of Fife in the thirteenth century. Ministry began in 1567 in the person of Robert Dykes, minister. In 1672 the barony of Kincardine-on-Forth and the lands of Larg, Sands and Kellywood were disjoined from Culross and added to Tulliallan. From at least 1976 the session was within the jurisdiction of Dunfermline Presbytery, before which it was within the jurisdiction of Dunfermline and Kinross Presbytery from at least 1955. Prior to that time the session was within the jurisdiction of Dunfermline Presbytery. On 13 January 1943 the session united with the United Free Church of Culross, St Kentigern's. On 1 September 1983 the union of Culross Abbey, Toryburn and Newmills formed Culross and Toryburn Kirk Session. |