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East Sands

skreid — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:45 +0000

The East Sands St Andrews viewed from the top of Kinkell, the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral and the Harbour can be seen the in the background.

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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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St Andrews at Low Tide

skreid — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:36:27 +0000

St Andrews Harbour viewed from the beach at low tide.
I’m lucky enough to work down at the East sands in St Andrews and have views like this everyday. This morning the sun had just come up and it was beautifully clear. The tide was pretty much as far out as it goes so I quickly grabbed my gear and hurried off down to the beach.
Getting this reflection in the water did entail getting my feet wet and I was glad when I got to my computer and was able to see that it worked out and was indeed worth sitting around with cold wet feet for the rest of the day.

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.

St Andrews on the Rocks

skreid — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:53:56 +0000

The East Sands St Andrews, the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral and the Harbour and pier can be seen the in the background.

St Andrews Cathedral

skreid — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:54:53 +0000

The Cathedral of St Andrew in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland was the seat of the Bishops (later Archbishops) of St Andrews from its foundation in 1158 until it fell into disuse after the Reformation. It is currently a ruined monument in the custody of Historic Scotland. The ruins indicate the great size of the building at 350 feet (over 100 metres) long.