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St. Andrews Cathedral
Founded in 1160 it was not completed or consecrated, in the presence of Robert the Bruce, until 1318. The kings is said to have once rode a horse down the central aisle of the cathedral. In the 15th century, Canon Thomas Plater stabbed Prior Robert of Montrose. The latter was buried in state, but his murderer was supposedly entombed in a dunghill! It was left a ruin in 1559 when supporters of John Knox plundered the building. As late as the 1820s stone was still being removed. In front of the east window is a slab - all that remains of the high alter, where the relics of St. Andrew were once enshrined.
Part of a sarcophagus was discovered in 1833 between the tower and the cathedral. Also within the surrounding wall are the remains of a priory. The wall itself dates from the 16th century and is over half a mile long and has three gateways. |
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Situated on the eastern side of the town, near the harbour,
is the ruin of the cathedral - once the largest in
Scotland.
Next to the cathedral is St.
Rule's Tower, built in 1130 as part of an abbey. Climbing the 157 stairs to the
top offers a good view of the town and surrounding areas. There is a story that
states a giant once tried to knock down the tower with a giant boulder.
