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Cathedral, St Andrews
Unknown, 1850, Salted paper print
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Cathedral, St Andrews
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Cathedral, St Andrews
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The ruins of St Andrew's Cathedral stand next to St Rule's Tower in St Andrews, Fife. The gothic cathedral has several tracery windows and twin spires. The buildings are sited in a graveyard with many tombstones.
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Unknown
Date
1850
Size
10 x 15.4 cm
Type
Salted paper print
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
St Andrews Cathedral is situated at the east end of South Street in St Andrews, Fife. It was founded in 1160 by a community of Augustinian canons who had occupied the adjacent St Rule's Church since 1144. The lengthy building process culminated in 1318 when the cathedral was consecrated in the presence of Robert the Bruce. When completed it was by far the largest cathedral in Scotland. The cathedral was abandoned in 1559 during the upheaval of the Scottish Reformation, and its friars were expelled from St Andrews. By the 18th century much of the cathedral's stonework had been scavenged for development in the town.
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