The Cathedral of St Andrew is a ruined cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was built in 1158 and became the centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland as the seat of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. It fell into disuse and ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed during the 16th-century Scottish Reformation. It is currently a monument in the custody of Historic Environment Scotland. The ruins indicate that the building was approximately 119 m (390 ft) long, and is the largest church to have been built in Scotland.
East tower of St Andrews Cathedral and St Rule's Tower
William de Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews who rebuilt and dedicated the cathedral in 1318
St Rule's Tower and remains of Eastern wall of later Cathedral, as seen from the former courtyard on 12 June 2023
Recent view of the St Rule's Tower, remains of Eastern wall of later Cathedral, and the graveyard beneath, 10 October 2022.
St Andrews is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 10 miles southeast of Dundee and 30 miles northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 as of 2011, making it Fife's fourth-largest settlement and 45th most populous settlement in Scotland.
St Andrews, seen from the top of St Rule's Tower
St Andrews Cathedral in 1845
St Andrews, North Street, Fishergate, Women and Children Baiting the Line. Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill, c. 1845
St Andrews, c. 1693.