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Cathedral ruins
St Andrews Cathedral
Ruins of the largest church built in medieval Scotland, begun in 1158 and abandoned after the Reformation; cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
Ein Mini-Guide zu
St Andrews
Cathedral ruins, a cliff-top castle, Scotland's oldest university and the Old Course
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Cathedral ruins, a cliff-top castle, Scotland's oldest university and the Old Course
St Andrews grew up west of its cathedral, which was the centre of the medieval church in Scotland until the Reformation. The old town is laid out along three streets, North Street, Market Street and South Street, which run towards the cathedral ruins and the harbour.
The University of St Andrews, founded in 1413, owns many of the buildings in the centre, including St Salvator's Chapel and St Mary's College. At the west end of town are the Old Course, the R&A World Golf Museum and the long beach of West Sands.
Highlights
Hier starten
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Turm
St Rule's Tower
Square tower about 33 metres high in the cathedral grounds, from the older church built to house relics of St Andrew.
Burg
St Andrews Castle
Ruined bishops' castle on a rocky headland above Castle Sands; a castle has stood here since the late 12th century.
Golf course
Old Course
Public links on common land held by St Andrews Links Trust, widely regarded as the oldest golf course in the world.
Brücke
Swilcan Bridge
Small stone bridge over the Swilken Burn on the 18th hole of the Old Course, in place in some form since the 15th century.
Wahrzeichen
Royal and Ancient Clubhouse
Clubhouse of the private, members-only Royal and Ancient Golf Club, beside the first tee of the Old Course.
Orientierung
Auf der Karte
The map shows St Andrews and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insidertipps
Vor der Reise
1
Climb St Rule's Tower
The 33-metre tower stands in the cathedral grounds. VisitScotland notes its views over the North Sea; check Historic Environment Scotland for access and tickets.
2
Golf: book ahead
St Andrews Links runs a ballot for Old Course tee times and offers guided walks of the links. Details are on standrews.com.
3
Two beaches
West Sands, beside the golf links, is the long beach from Chariots of Fire. East Sands lies past the harbour at the other end of town.
4
Beach wheelchairs
VisitScotland lists St Andrews West Beach Wheelchairs, which lends beach-friendly wheelchairs free of charge.
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- St Andrews (area photo): Bartolo Creations, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Andrews Cathedral: KPapageorgiou, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Rule's Tower: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Andrews Castle: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Old Course: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Swilcan Bridge: Cikraji at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Royal and Ancient Clubhouse: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The R&A World Golf Museum: B4bees from Kinross, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, source
- Martyrs' Monument: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wardlaw Museum: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Salvator's Chapel: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Holy Trinity Church: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Blackfriars Chapel: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Pends: R.Cornwell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Mary on the Rock: Calgacus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Andrews Museum: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden: Daytrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- East Neuk: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dunfermline and the Forth: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
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