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The Pends St Andrews
The Pends Gate House
St Andrews
"The Pends" was entry to the Priory
The Pends Gateway and Gatehouse were to protect the priory and cathedral.
It has been standing since at least the 1300's and the wall has been standing from the 1500s.
"The Pends" was entry to the Priory
St Leonards Chapel
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St Leonards Chapel built circa 1140.
St Leonard’s chapel lies on the south side of St Leonard’s College Quadrangle.
The Chapel became the parish church in 1413, dedicated to St Leonard.
St Leonard’s College was founded in 1512 by Archbishop Alexander Stewart and
Prior John Hepburn.
St Leonard’s Chapel Monuments
Inside the Chapel can be seen monument on the north wall: Robert Wilkie, college principal, who died in 1611. Peter Bruce, principal, who died in 1630 and Robert Stewart, Earl of March who died in 1586. Also original slabs on the floor, the earliest being Canon William Ruglyn died 1502.
St Leonard’s College
St Leonard’s College was united
with St Salvator's College on North Street
in 1747 moving to St Salvator’s at that time.
While St Leonards lay unused to 1883,
St Leonard's School for Girls became
St Leonards and moved to the site
which still occupies the school today.
The Chapel became unused by 1761
until the chapel was re-roofed in 1910,
then the interior was restored in 1952.
Sir David Brewster Plaque
St Leonards School
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Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA Scot FSSA MICE Plaque
Born Jedburgh 1781 – Died Melrose 1868
David Brewster was the principal of the United Colleges from 1838-1859.
One of the most important inventors of our time. Inventing the Kaleidoscope and his work on polarized light helped with his development of Lasers, fibre optics and other optical devices. Other inventions were the lighthouse illuminator,
Lenticular Stereoscope, Binocular Camera and his statue can be seen in the gardens of King's Buildings Edinburgh.
He was Principal of the University of Edinburgh in 1859. A true Genius.
Mathew Forster Heddle Plaque
St Leonards School
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Mathew was born in Hoy in Orkney in 1828 his first school was Edinburgh Academy. He moved in 1842 to Merchiston Castle boarding school Edinburgh. Then the University of Edinburgh in 1844. Moving to Germany for a short time, on his return, graduated MD in 1851. In that year he became President of the Edinburgh Geological Society. After a number of years in medicine, he became the Chair of Chemistry in 1862- 1882 of St Andrews University. 1879 he was also awarded the Keith gold medal, by the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his paper on Rhombohedral Carbonates. Published a book on Mineralogy of Scotland. He died in 1897 and is buried in St Andrews Cathedral cemetery.
St Rules Tower
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Circa 1070 in the time of Malcolm III
a church (St Rule’s Tower St Andrews)
was built to protect the bones of
St Andrew that Rule had carried from Greece.
More on his journey to Scotland see
www.allaboutedinburgh.co.uk/restalrig-and-craigentinny
Saint Triduana
St Andrews Cathedral
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The Cathedral of St Andrews was built circa 1160 and was the religious centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland.
It as left disused and fell into ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed in 1560.
The Scottish Reformation in Scotland came to a head with iconoclasm
(the deliberate destruction of religious icons or monuments) all over Scotland.
St Andrews was the target of the army of the Lords of the Congregation as they destroyed alters and religious icons, and whitewashed the walls the churches.
St Andrews Cathedral Museum
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St Andrews Cathedral Museum
St Andrews museum is found in what
was the original Cathedral's Priory.
This is where the Augustinian Canons lived.
See all the stone carvings headstones and other artifices.
St Andrews Cathedral Museum
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Cathedral Museum
Royal Sarcophagus
The prize of the museum, the Royal Burial Shine from circa 761 AD. One of the finest stone carvings in Europe.
Morris Family Graves
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The Graves of Tom Morris Snr and Tommy Morris Jnr both 4 times winners of The Open Championship
​Tommy Morris Grave
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Tom Morris Jnr. Grave
Young Tom (Tommy) Morris was born in St Andrews Fife in Scotland on the 20 April 1851 – Died 25 December 1875
age 24 years.
If he lived he could have been one of the greats.
He is the youngest winner of
The Open Championship at the age of 17.
Also the only one to win
4 consecutive Open Championships.
He also thought of a golf bag to carry clubs and balls, getting the idea when playing an Archer in an exhibition match.
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1868 Scotland Tom Morris Jr. Prestwick Golf Club
1869 Scotland Tom Morris Jr. Prestwick Golf Club
1870 Scotland Tom Morris Jr. Prestwick Golf Club
1872 Scotland Tom Morris Jr. Prestwick Golf Club
​Tom Morris Grave
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Tom Morris Snr. Grave,
Old Tom Morris was born in North Street
St Andrews Fife in Scotland
16th June 1821
A club maker, golf professional and greenkeeper.
Tom Morris returned to St Andrews in 1864
to take charge of the links,
as Keeper of the Green and professional.
Tom Morris Snr died in St Andrews
when he fell down the stairs
at the New Club near the 18th Green
on May 24th, 1908 at the age of 86.
His grave is on the eastern wall of the
churchyard of St Andrew's Cathedral beside his son.
He also won The Open Championship 4 times.
1861 Scotland Tom Morris Sr. Prestwick Golf Club
1862 Scotland Tom Morris Sr. Prestwick Golf Club
1864 Scotland Tom Morris Sr. Prestwick Golf Club
1867 Scotland Tom Morris Sr. Prestwick Golf Club
St Mary on the Rocks
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St Mary on the Rocks is the remains of a church
possibly built circa 1240.
St Mary on the Rock an early medieval church,
dating to the 12th century.
Built on the site of an earlier 9th century Culdee (Scottish monks of the 8th to 12th centuries
living as a recluse usually in a group of thirteen
on the analogy of Christ and his Apostles).
The tradition ceased as the Celtic Church was brought under Roman Catholic rule.
Before 1290 St Mary on the Rock had become a collegiate church and a royal chapel.
The church was built on a headland that overlooks St Andrews bay and the harbour.
St Mary on the Rock was demolished in 1559
and today only the foundations which were uncovered in 1860 can be seen.
​St Andrews Harbour
Balfour Place Shore St Andrews
St Andrews has been mentioned in transcripts, having a fishing harbour as far back as 1222, and another record dates from 1363.
St Andrews Pier
Balfour Place Shore St Andrews
The Pier originally built of wood was replaced in mid-1500. Confirmation the pier being of stone, records show of a great storm that damaged the ashlar on the pier in 1573. The pier was replaced in 1655. The pier and harbour walls have over the centuries be rebuilt several times due to storm damage.
Defence Canon
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The canon face out to see to defend the town from invaders
From many countries, Spanish English American and French
St Andrews East Beach
St Andrews Scotland
St Andrews East Beach (Sands) can be located on the south side of the old harbour. From St Andrews Castle keep to the coast road with St Andrews Cathedral on your Right. This is a popular beach which is safe for children.
The golden sandy beach with a wide variety of water sports.
There is a car park first aid facilities and toilet facilities available.
During Peak Summer there are on duty lifeguards and Café.
