Tag Archives: Medieval
Blackfiars Chapel – St Andrews
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 … Continue reading
The Pends – After Dark
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 … Continue reading
Kinness Estuary, St Andrews
The earliest references to the harbour at St Andrews date to the 14th century, but the estuary of the Kinness Burn was undoubtedly used before that as a natural harbour in a rather treacherous bay. Today the harbour is home … Continue reading
Peeping over the wall
two cross gravestones peep over the cemetery wall at St Andrews. The HDR process really shows the detail of the sandstone wall.
cathedral at sunset
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.
Holy Trinity Chruch, St Andrews, The Inside
Holy Trinity is the ‘mother church’ of St. Andrews in the sense that it seems to have come into being about 1144 when the urban settlement here became a fully organised municipality or burgh and continued to be the only … Continue reading
St Leonard's Church , St Andrews
St. Leonard’s Parish Church is a member church of the Church of Scotland which is part of the Presbyterian tradition. The Church of St Leonard is in the town of St Andrews, home of golf and Scotland’s oldest University, which … Continue reading
Church Square, St Andrews
Another angle of Holy Trinity Church in St andrews. It was nice that the evening sun broke through the clouds to light up the church, kinda spiritual ……
Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews
Mention of Holy Trinity Church has been found as early as 1163. At that time it was located closer to the cathedral. The present building dates (in parts) from around 1412.
college street, St Andrews
Fife, Scotland. Taken from Market Street looking down towards St Salvators Tower.