The temple of Pomona was erected in 1822 within the walled policies of Cullen House and is believed to be unique in the British Isles.  Designed by Elgin architect, William Robertson, (who was responsible for the laying out of the New Town of Cullen) the structure is built in a classical Roman style, and comprises a rotunda carried on eight ionic columns.  Some doubt surrounds the name of the Temple.  Locally, it is known as the Temple of Pomona but some allege that the proper name is the Temple of Fame as a statue of Fame originally stood beneath the dome.  Under the floor of the structure is a room that could be used by members of the Seafield family as a dressing room when they bathed on Cullen's sandy beach.  Access to the beach was via a tunnel beneath the roadway but, on the construction of the railway, the practice must have stopped since there is no tunnel under the embankment.  The room, which could be heated, was lined with pine and has alcoves with bookcases.

Fama

The roman goddess of fame.  She lived in a palace with a thousand windows, all of which were always kept open so she could hear everything that was said by anyone on earth.  Her friends were Credulitas (error), Laetitia (joy), Timores (terror), and Susuri (rumour).  She was known as Ossa to the Greeks.

Pomona

The roman goddess of fruit and fertility.