St Andrews

Category

Library Item

Item no

3340

Title

St Andrews

Description

A man with a top hat sits on a wall within the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral. The lower window frames of the East Gable are visible along with some headstones in the graveyard.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1845

Size

16.5 x 22.3 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

St Andrews is located on the east coast of Fife. It is home to the oldest university in Scotland. It is also notable for its 12th century cathedral, a ruin since the reformation, and its 13th century castle.

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