The interestingly named Butts Wynd in St Andrews. Connecting North Street and The Scores. The clock tower is the steeple of St Salvators Chapel.

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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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A few days ago I posted an HDR of the interior of this little church, thought I’d show you the outside too.

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Holy Trinity Church, the town church. Not the best weather for taking photos, cold, wet and windy. I did get a fair amount of curious looks getting this shot as I stood on the middle of the road, tripod et al, to grab this shot.

This is a really pretty church, especially when lit up at night.

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There is no evidence that St Andrews was ever a walled city, but in the troubled times around the 16th century the outer extremities of all streets and wynds were closed by ports or gates.

The West Port (port is an old word for a gate) was originally built in 1589, and is one a few surviving ports in Scotland.

This is the only port to remain in St Andrews today, however, it was extensively remodelled in 1843.

A night shot of St Salvators tower taken from Butts Wynd.

Also I’ve put up an HDR tutorial of the workflow that I follow when producing my HDR images.

College Street, St andrews at night. The Central Bar in the foreground and the tower of St Salvators visible behind the roof tops.

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

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 is located in the ancient Kingdom of Fife on Scotland’s east coast. The present church of St Leonard was built in 1904, but St Leonard’s congregation has a long history going back 800 years to the end of the 12th century.