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

Posted in Ruins, Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Ruins, Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Scotland, St Andrews, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Ruins, Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Church, Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Church, Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 ……

Posted in Church, Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Church, Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

college street, St Andrews

Fife, Scotland. Taken from Market Street looking down towards St Salvators Tower.

Posted in Scotland, St Andrews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment