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St Andrews Streets
St Andrews Streets, where you can find historic places of interesting in other streets of St Andrews.
All the places can be found on the google map on this link.
Blue Stane
St Marys Place's St Andrews
The Blue Stane (stone) a prehistoric memorial stone, a place for meetings and oath taking. Knights swore Failte to the kings of Scotland over it, and passers-by would touch the stone for good luck.
The legend of the stone has it thrown by a giant from a safe distance
(Blebocraigs 5 miles from St Andrews)
at St Rule who had usurped him.
Thomas Rodger's Studio
St Mary's Place St Andrews
Thomas Rodger, born April 1832 and died 1883. Rodger's photographic studio was built in 1866 in St Mary's Place
St. Andrews. St Andrews University Library has a photographic collection of his work.
Thomas Rodger was a pioneer of photographer.
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West Infant School Gateway
St Mary's Place St Andrews
This ancient Gateway built in 1846 in
St Mary's Place St. Andrews.
The teacher's house is through the gate.
East boundary wall of playground comprises
part of mediaeval Greyfriars precinct wall.
Greyfriars Monastery Well
Greyfriars Gardens St Andrews
Greyfriars was a religious house of Franciscan monks in St Andrews, from 1465 to 1547.
Founded by Bishop James Kennedy. The Monastery had provision for 24 friars. In July 1547, the friary was burned by the army lead by Norman Leslie
(Also leader of assassins of Cardinal Beaton at St Andrews Castle).
The Monastery was completely destroyed, by June 1559.
The only part that remains above ground is a well which is located in a private garden.
Greyfriars Gardens was part of the lands the monastery stood on.
St Mary's Place and Market Street St Andrews are a continuous Street.
That stretches from one end of the town to the other.
Whyte-Melville
Memorial Fountain
Market Street St Andrews
(1821 – 1878) Iconic landmark in Market Street St Andrews
Major George John Whyte-Melville he was a grandson to the 5th Duke of Leeds.
A soldier and novelist. His father was a well-known sportsman and Captain of
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Educated at Eton joined the 93rd Highlanders in 1839.
Transferring to the Coldstream Guards in 1846 retired in 1849.
Mercat Cross
Market Street St Andrews
The Mercat Cross once stood where now setts in the road mark where it stood. Circa 1195 it was agreed that a Cross should be erected in St Andrews' market-place on "the land of Lambinus" an open space where markets could take place. It was also where executions took place hangings and burning at the stake. Pavel Kravař an emissary from Bohemia was burnt at the stake for heresy 0n 23rd July 1433.
Paul Craw Plaque
Market Street St Andrews
Real name Pavel Kravař was executed for heresy,
by burning at the stake in 1433 at the Market Cross
in Market Street St Andrews.
He was a religious reformer who was martyred for his beliefs.
Observatory St Andrews
Buchanan Gardens St Andrews
In 1940 when an observatory was founded in St Andrews,
bringing back astronomy to St Andrews.
It was 350 years ago in 1672 when James Gregory,
established the Meridian Line.
St Andrews today has the largest operating optical telescope
in the United Kingdom.
Open to the public by appointment.
New York Cottage
Bridge Street St Andrews
Thomas Rodger was a photography pioneer and took his first photographs in the Garden of New York Cottage.
New York Cottage was where he lived for most of his life.
More info about him at his studio in St Mary’s Place St Andrews.
Canongate St Andrews
St Andrews Botanic Gardens
St Andrews Botanic Gardens are 18 acres of trees plants flowers and wildlife. Internationally acclaimed, as
a 'Hidden gem' of Scotland.
Founded in 1889 by St Andrews University,
moved to its present position circa 1960 needing more space.
With a visitor’s centre, gift shop, and café.
Climb on the rope structures and visit the tree house.
Gavin Douglas Plaque
City Road St Andrews
Through West Gate on corner of street opposite
a plaque to Gavin Douglas.
Gavin Douglas was born in 1476
Tantallon Castle East Lothian.
He was 3rd son of Archibald "Bell the Cat"
Douglas 5th Earl of Angus
his house stood near this spot.
A student of St Andrews University,
he was a poet noted for his
"Palice of Honour" and for his "Eneados"
a translation of Virgil's "Aeneid" into Scots.
He was Dean of St Giles Edinburgh in 1501,
the Bishop of Dunkeld in 1515.
Died 1522 London of the Plague.
His Coat of Arms (no longer visible on the wall).
His Coat of Arms once was above the plaque.
The Shield is an accurate reconstruction of the original stone carved coat of arms above the plaque.
Abbotsford Crescent St Andrews
Jo Grimond Plaque
No.8 Abbotsford Crescent is where Jo Grimond was born in 1913.
He was the leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 -1967
and again in 1976.
He was the MP for Orkney and Shetland (1950 – 1983).
Doubledykes Road St Andrews
Kilburn House
St Andrews Museum
Kinburn House where St Andrews Museum is situated, was named after a battle in the Crimean War in 1855.
The House and Gardens were built by
a retired local (Dr Davis Buddo) in St Andrews 1855.
The next owner a John Paterson Provost of the
Burgh of St Andrews from 1872 till 1920. The Town Council acquired the property IN 1920 and the Museum opened in 1991.
St Andrews Museum and Gallery has exhibitions throughout the year with gardens and activities for the children and a café and shop.
Memorial Bust
Wladyslaw Eugeniusz Sikorski
who was Prime Minister of Poland
and a military leader.
He was also involved in the cause for the independence of Poland
from the Russian Empire.
Executioner's Axe
The Axe was used to execute criminals in St Andrews in the 17th Century
The Jurassic Garden
In the grounds of Kilburn House
was made with plants and trees from the Jurassic period when Dinosaurs roamed the World.
Trinity Place / Hallow Hill St Andrews
Hallow Hill Ancient Burial Ground
This burial site was first found in 1860 on ground called Hallow Hill where 20 Stone coffins were unearthed. The coffins date back to the 6th centuries AD Further excavations took place in 1975-1977, when circa 160 further burials were found from the 7th century AD, Also a location of a chapel and a cobbled road.
Craigtoun Park
Mount Melville St Andrews
Craigtoun is a 47 acre country park not far from St Andrews town centre.
Next to the Dukes Golf Course
The park is a place for the whole family with many great activities
Open every day from Easter to October
miniature railway rides
The road train
Boating in the lake,
Putting and Crazy Golf.
Bouncy Castles
Pedal Cars and a Go-Kart track
A Golf Course
All weather permitting for safety reasons.
On site Café with hot and cold food, hot or cold drinks and ice cream.