Cullen old Church dates from the 13th century.  In 1327, Queen Elizabeth de Burgh, second wife of Robert the Bruce died at Cullen, and it is recorded that her interiores partes were buried in the church and the King founded a chaplainry in that year to pray for her soul.  The church was dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, the patron saint of Cullen a carving of which may still be seen on the Mercat Cross in Cullen Square.  This same cross would once have stood outside the Kirk gates in the middle of the original Burgh of Cullen, of which no trace now remains. 

Among notable features inside the church is an imposing Laird's loft, erected in 1602, around the time Sir Walter Ogilvie decided to abandon the ancient Findlater Castle and bring his family seat to Cullen.  Note the relative differences in height between the pulpit and the loft illustrating the hierarchy of power between the minister and the laird.  The church houses a monument to James, First Earl of Findlater and Seafield and Chancellor of Scotland at the time of the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England in 1707.

The church has many other interesting features and is open for visitors during the summer months or by special arrangements on request.