More of St. Andrews

Apart from the cathedral and castle in St. Andrews, we also got to do a walking tour of the university and parts of the town, led by two students from the university, and also had free time to explore by ourselves.

Prince William and Kate Middleton met while they were
both students at the university here. This building was
apparently where Prince William lived in residence!

very windy day! Flag outside the castle.

part of the St. Andrews University campus

garden courtyard across from the cathedral

garden across from the cathedral

in the garden across from the cathedral

garden across from the cathedral

St. Andrews: St. Andrews Cathedral

When we went to St. Andrews, we also got a chance to see the ruins of the cathedral there. The cathedral was built over a hundred-year span ending in the mid-1200s, and has been a ruin since the mid-1500s when it collapsed and much of the rubble was taken away for reuse. We didn't spend very long here and I don't know much else about it, but it was so picturesque I had to do a post about it! :)

view of the cathedral from the castle

outside the cathedral gates

St. Andrews: St. Andrews Castle

During one of our days in Edinburgh, I joined an optional day trip to St. Andrews, a small university town about 2 hours from Edinburgh. The first place we visited there was the castle! A castle was first built on the site in the late 1100s, but has since been destroyed twice in battles between the English and the Scottish, and what we can see today dates from the 1550s.

There was a little museum display in the entrance building that led to the castle, so I walked through that and then explored the castle ruins. It was incredibly windy- people were leaning into the wind with most of their weight and not falling down. The castle overlooks the ocean and I loved the view!

approaching the castle 

approaching the castle (hidden around the bend)

St. Andrews Castle

view from the castle (castle walls in foreground)

view from the castle