Historic Cities · Scotland
St Andrews through the ages
St Andrews is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles southeast of Dundee and 30 miles northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 as of 2011, making it Fife's fourth-largest settlement and the 45th most populous settlement in Scotland.
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St Andrews in 1450
Medieval St Andrews
St Andrews in 1450 is the ecclesiastical heart of Scotland: the vast cathedral stands whole beside the square tower of St Rule, the bishop's castle crouches on the cliff with a sea gate, and a very new university is taking root along South Street. The walk follows the three straight streets that lead to the cathedral, the busy little harbour, and the open links by the sea.
The town reads as stone and slate against sea and sky: a compact cluster of low, steep-roofed houses opening on three straight streets that converge on the cathedral's vast silhouette. Square towers — the cathedral, St Rule's — dominate a skyline of crenellated castle walls and rough ashlar, while narrow lanes, market stalls, fishing boats and the strip of sandy links give scale and constant movement.
The walk — 22 streets, squares and views
West Sands Approach → West Port → Castle Street → Market Cross → Market Street → Church Street → North Street → The Scores → The Harbour → Kinness Burn Mouth → …
Step inside — 10 interiors
Market Hall · Harbour Smokehouse · Castle Great Hall · Sea-Gate Guardroom · Bishop's Palace Hall · Choir and High Altar · Cathedral Nave · St Rule's Tower Chamber · St Salvator's Chapel · College Lecture Chamber
Planned from the Wikipedia record: St Andrews.
St Andrews in 1900
Golfers' St Andrews
At the turn of the twentieth century St Andrews is a small coastal burgh whose worldwide reputation as the home of golf draws players, caddies and visitors alongside long-established university and fishing communities. This walk moves from the dunes and links into the town, past the Royal and Ancient clubhouse and the Old Course, through cathedral ruins and the harbour where fishermen mend nets.
Low golden sandstone buildings cluster along narrow streets and the cliff-top Scores; the cathedral stands as a roofless pile of weathered masonry, the castle a squat ruin above the harbour. The links are broad, grazed and wind-bleached, cut by the small stone Swilcan Bridge and bounded by dunes and sea. Dark hickory clubs, horse-drawn carts, striped windbreakers and sober Edwardian dress give colour to the town’s compact, seaside silhouette.
The walk — 21 streets, squares and views
West Sands Dunes → West Sands Beach → West Port → Castle Street → South Street → Market Street → North Street → St Salvator's Quadrangle → The Scores → Martyrs' Monument → …
Step inside — 12 interiors
West Port Tollhouse · Clubmaker's Workshop · Tobacconist and Newsroom · St Salvator's Chapel · Tea Parlor · Links Hotel Dining Room · Big Room · Caddies' Locker Room · Ruined Cathedral Nave · Castle Vaulted Chamber · Fisherwife's Kitchen · Pier Waiting Room
Planned from the Wikipedia record: St Andrews.
