An old engraving of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK, a town on the east coast of the county, 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Edinburgh. The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world. The famous St Andrews cathedral (centre right), the largest in Scotland, was built in 1160. In 1559, the town fell into decay after the violent Scottish Reformation and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It lost its status of ecclesiastical capital of Scotland and the cathedral became ruins. St Andrews is also known worldwide as the ‘home of golf’.
An old engraving of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK, a town on the east coast of the county, 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Edinburgh. The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. The famous St Andrews cathedral (centre right), the largest in Scotland, was built in 1160. In 1559, the town fell into decay after the violent Scottish Reformation and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It lost its status of ecclesiastical capital of Scotland and the cathedral became ruins. St Andrews is also known worldwide as the ‘home of golf’.
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Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
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