S K Reid Photography » Ruins

Hole in the Wall

skreid — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:23:25 +0000

This is one of the gates in the sandstone walls that surround St Leonards School in St Andrews. Like many old walls in the town it is most likely built using the stone from ruined St Andrews Cathedral.

The “turrets” look to be purely for asthenics rather than function.

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Winter at the Ruins

skreid — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:44:39 +0000

Winter at the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral. Building started in 1158 and continued for over 100 years and was in use until the reformation in 1559.

When intact it had 6 turrets, two of which are visible in the above photo, they stand 30 meters (100 feet) high. The top of St Rules tower (the square tower) can be seen in the distance.

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The Square Tower

skreid — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:49:02 +0000

Or St Rule’s tower to give it its proper name.

The tower is part of the church that was built in 1127AD to hold the relics of Saint Andrew, Saint Rule (aka Saint Regulus) is said to have brought the relics of Saint Andrew to the area. The tower is pretty much all that is left of the church and stands next to the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral.

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Rays of the Arch

skreid — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:47:52 +0000

This is part of the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral.

The sun was very low in the sky and I kinda shot this without looking through the viewfinder trying not to blind myself in the process. (wish I had live view!)

Caught a nice lens flare though.

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Blackfriars Chapel

skreid — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:27:25 +0000

Sitting outside Madras College, Blackfriars Chapel is all that remains of a once large monastery on the site. The Blackfriars were established in St Andrews by Bishop William Wishart and were known for their white robes with black crosses and a fanatical desire to root out "heresy".

Blackfiars Chapel – St Andrews

skreid — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:04:54 +0000

HDR at night from the rear of the monument.

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The Pends – After Dark

skreid — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:03:34 +0000

The Pends in St Andrews is thought to be one of the gateways to the Priory or the Cathedral . The road is still in use today and leads down to the Harbour through these ruined arches.

This HDR was shot at night on 3 long exposures. Luckily no cars wanted to come down the road while I was taking them So I got it done in one go, without being run over.

My HDR tutorial is nearly finished, hope to have it up on the site by the weekend.

cathedral at sunset

skreid — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:43:50 +0000

The sun setting behind the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral. Building of the Catherdal started in 1160AD. The work took nearly 150 years to complete. It was ruined after the reformation in 1559.

The Pends, St Andrews

skreid — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:47:22 +0000

The Pends in Standrews is believed to be one of the gateways into the monastery. This is an HDR taken during a five minute interval in the rain that seemed to be falling all day.

St Andrews Castle, Fife, Scotland

skreid — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:26:19 +0000

So I was out and about in St Andrews the other day and boy was it cold and windy! So much for the spring sunshine.

St Andrews Castle has stood the test of the north sea for going on 800 years. As the sky kinda shows there is another storm coming in to beat it up again. but I think it will survie this one.