Five Pilmour Place

St. Andrews Cathedral and St. Rule's Tower

by saraheg77

These are the remains of the largest cathedral in Scotland. The Cathedral Museum was fun and had a collection of Early Christian and medieval monuments and other relics found on the site.

I really enjoyed wandering around this site. I think I enjoy the sites that are in ruins even more than the ones that are still in tact!

You can get a joint admission with the St. Andrews Castle, but also make sure you check through Historic Scotland for multiple site tickets if you plan to see several of their sites throughout Scotland. (There is a link to Historic Scotland on the aboutbritain site below.)

St Andrews Castle

by galy

St. Andrews has over a thousand years of history evident to the visitor. The ruins of the castle of the Archbishops of St Andrews, dating in part from the 13th century. The castle is located right by the sea
Two things in the castle are particulary interest ing:
1. The mine and counter-mine tunnelled through the rock during the 1546 siege.
2. The bottle dungeon in the Sea Tower.

Culross Abbey

by stevezero

Culross Abbey is the remains of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1217. The eastern part of the Abbey church is still in use to this day as the Parish church.
There are also ruins of the nave, cellars and domestic buildings.

In the care of Historic Scotland -
Admission Free

St Andrews

by mac-me

"University"

St Andrews is home to Scotland's first university. Founded in the early fifteenth century (1411 to be precise) it is the oldest in Scotland and third oldest in Britain.
St Andrews University is a centre of excellence in many subjects both in terms of teaching and research and attracts students from all over the world.
It has some beautiful old buildings and beautifully kept grounds.

"Golf"

Generally accepted to be the 'home of golf', St Andrews is a haven for golf enthusiasts from all over the world. There are several courses in and around St Andrews and a very popular putting green known as the himalyas.

"Beautiful Seascapes"

St Andrews has beautiful beaches - the East Sands and the West Sands. The bigger of the two - the West Sands - is popular with power kite flyers and mountain boarders as well as families, dog-walkers and anyone else looking for a good walk and some fresh air. It is an ideal place for blowing the cobwebs away!
Between the two beaches is the harbour, an attractive little working harbour wtih a recently renovated pier.