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St Andrews is a Town on the east coast of
Scotland 53 miles north of Edinburgh, 14
miles south of Dundee. The Town is popular for its
Golf Courses, World
Golf Museum, St Andrews
Museum, Cathedral, Castle, historic Colleges with
Museums, and Shopping Streets with picturesque
old buildings.
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The image top is of the Swilken Bridge on
the Old Course at
St Andrews. After 7 in the evening is the best
time to get photos of the Bridge, or you on the
Bridge, after the Golf has finished and the Sun
is round. This is the most famous Golf Course
in the world, said to be where golf began in
the 1400s.
The image second top is of the World
Golf Museum opened in 1990 as the British
Golf Museum, next to the famous Golf Club. The
Museum covers the History of Golf giving
information on how Golf Clubs and Balls changed
over the centuries.
The Martyrs
Monument is by the Museum. This is in
honour of four Protestant men from St Andrews
that were Burned to Death in the 1500s for
their Religious Beliefs. Many people in
Scotland were converting from Catholic to
Protestant at the time.
St Andrews Aquarium is next to the Monument
with a wide variety of fish, reptiles, snakes,
penguins, and mercat. Website. Next to the
Aquarium is the Seafood Ristorante
with views over the West Sands Beach.
St Andrews Cathedral is by the
Harbour on the east side of the Town, a short
walk from the Golf Club. The Cathedral was
built from the 1150s. This was the most
important Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland,
and huge at 390 feet/119m long. You can explore
the Cathedral remains, take a tour of the
Museum, and climb the 156 narrow steps to the
top of St Rule's Tower for fantastic views over
the town.
St Andrews Castle is next to the
Cathedral. The Castle was built from the 1180s
to proptect the area and later to house Bishops
from the Cathedral. It was fought over during
the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 1300s,
and was the scene of Murders between Catholics
and Protestants during the Reformation in the
1500s.
The free Museum of the
University of St Andrews is by the Castle
on The Scores. The University was founded
between 1410 and 1414 with its Museum holding
its Ancient Treasures. This is the oldest
University in Scotland.
Market Street runs west from the Cathedral,
one of a few Scenic Streets for Shopping and
Dining.
South Street also runs west from Cathedral
with a number of historic building, such as
Citizen Building, Town Hall, Holy Trinity
Church, Blackfriars Chapel Ruins, and St
Mary's College with the free Bell Pettigrew
Zoology Museum. St Mary's was founded in
1538.
St Andrews Museum is on Doubledykes
Road a 10 minute walk west along Market Street
and St Mary's Place. The Museum is in Kinburn
House built in the 1870s. The Museum with a
Cafe opened in 1991 covering the history of St
Andrews. Map.
St Andrews History
The Town grew around the Harbour with
Fishing and Farming under the name
Kilrymont.
AD 30? - Jesus was crucified at
Jerusalem.
AD 60 - Jesus friend / disciple Andrew was
crucified in Greece, becomming St Andrew.
732 - some bones of St Andrew were taken
from Greece to Kilrymont in Fife Scotland where
a Shrine was set up attracting many visitors /
pilgrims.
Kilrymont was renamed St Andrews around this
time with St Andrew becomming the Patron Saint
of Scotland.
747 - there was a high ranking Church
sitting just above the Harbour, where the ruins
of the small Chapel of St Mary on the Rock can
be seen today.
1120s - St Rule's Church was built next to
the Chapel by the Harbour with a 100ft / 33m
high tower.
1158 - building of St Andrews Cathedral
begins next to St Rule's Church. This would
become the largest and most important Medieval
Church in Scotland at 391ft / 119m long.
1180s - St Andrews Castle was built, later
becomming a safe residence for the Bishops of
St Andrews Cathedral.
The Cathedral, Castle and Town Walls would
have been an impressive and secure place for
the time.
1300s - St Andrews Castle was fought over by
the Scots and English during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The
Castle was eventually destroyed by the Scots to
prevent English forces from capturing it
again.
1400 - St Andrews Castle was rebuild for
Bishop Walter Trail. The Castle was then used
as a notorious Prison, holding local criminals
and some important people of the time.
1400s early - Golf was played at St Andrews
on common ground. The Old Course built on that
ground from 1552 became known as the Home of
Golf.
1410 - the University of St
Andrews is founded as the first University
in Scotland, only Cambridge and Oxford in
England are older in the UK.
1520 - 1550s - a number of people with
Protestant beliefs were burned at the stake in
St Andrews.
1538 - St Mary's College was founded at St
Andrews to preserve the teachings of the Roman
Catholic Church. Changing from Catholic to
Protestant had began in Europe from 1517. Henry
VIII of England adopted Protestantism in
1529.
St Mary's College has the Bell Pettigrew
Zoology Museum.
1559 - the Reformation to prevent Catholic
preaching spread throughout Scotland with a
Protestant mob destroying the interior of St
Andrews Cathedral that year.
1561 - St Andrews Cathedral was abandoned
with much of its Stonework taken for Buildings
in the Town. Some other Cathedrals in Scotland
were converted to Protestant Churches.
1754 - the Royal and Ancient Club was
founded at St Andrews to Govern Golf and the
Rules.
1800s - St Andrews becomes a popular Holiday
Destination, especially with Golfers.
1873 - the Old Course at St Andrews held its
first Open
Championship. The first 12 Opens were held
at Prestwick Golf
Club in Ayrshire that had been established
in 1851.
St Andrews has held the Open about 26 times
now with Tiger Woods winning in 2000 and
2005.
1892 - the first Women Students were
accepted at St Andrews University.
1990 - the British Golf Museum is opened at
St Andrews next to the Old Course.
1991 - St Andrews Museum is opened in
Kinburn House.
2001 - Prince William enrolled at St Andrews
University.
2003 - Prince William began dating Kate
Middleton at the University.
2005 - Prince William Graduated at St
Andrews University, marrying Kate in 2011.
2008 - the Museum of the
University of St Andrews MUSA opens with a
display of the University Ancient Relics.
2021 - the British Golf Museum was renamed
the World Golf Museum.
Today - St Andrews has about 7,000 Students
each year and a large Teaching Staff that make
up about half the Towns population of
17,000.
There are vast numbers of Golfers visiting
the Town, they play about 230,000 rounds each
year on the 7 courses at St Andrews, with
45,000 rounds being on the Old Course.
Tourism for the Historic Buildings and
History adds many more visitors.
Many overseas visitors to Scotland, book
Coach
Tours that visit St Andrews.
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