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St Andrews (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Rìmhinn) is a town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. According to the recent population estimate (2006), the town has a population of 16,596, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife. It is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle. It is home to Scotland's oldest university, the University of St Andrews. From mediaeval times until the Reformation, St Andrews was the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland: its bishop being the primus of the Scottish church. Today, its historic cathedral lies in ruins. The town of St Andrews is known worldwide as the "home of golf". This is in part because the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, founded in 1754, exercises legislative authority over the game worldwide (except in the United States and Mexico), and also because the famous links (acquired by the town in 1894) is the most frequent venue for The Open Championship, the oldest of golf's four major championships. Visitors travel to St Andrews in great numbers for several courses ranked amongst the finest in the world, as well as for the sandy beaches. The Martyrs Memorial, erected to the honour of Patrick Hamilton, George Wishart, and other martyrs of the Reformation epoch, stands at the west end of the Scores on a cliff overlooking the sea. Landmarks In the centre, St Andrews was once bounded by three 'gaits' - North, South and Church - accompanied by cross wynds which extended to the west of the Cathedral to the respective ports. [19] West Port on South Street is one of two surviving town 'Ports' in Scotland. [20] The towers were influenced by those seen on Netherbow Port in Edinburgh. [19] The central archway which displays semi-octagonal 'rownds' and 'battling' is supported by corbelling and neatly moulded passageways. Side arches and relief panels were added to the port, during the reconstruction between 1843 and 1845. [19] An excellent example of a 16th century stone building at number 1-7 South Street, particularly with the corner tower at number 1 The Roundel. [21] Opposite is the Queen Mary's house, at number 4, which is considered to be one of the finest examples of a sixteenth-century town house in Scotland - dating from around 1525 by the architect Alan Meldrum, Vicar of Leuchars on the former site of a priory. [22][21] The house was named after and believed to have been used as a main residence for Mary Queen of Scots when she stayed in the town. [22] Although, the building has been extensively altered and extended, much of the original structure survives with the cellars in particular remaining intact. [22] Holy Trinity (also known as the Holy Trinity Parish Church or "town kirk") is the most historic church in St Andrews. [23] The church was initially built on land, close to the south-east gable of the Cathedral, around 1144 by bishop Robert Kennedy. [23] The church was dedicated in 1234 by Bishop David de Bernham and then moved to a new site on the north side of South Street between 1410 and 1412 by bishop Warlock. [23][19] Towards the end of June 1547, the church was location where John Knox first preached in public. John Knox returned to give an inflammatory sermon on 4 June 1559 which led to the stripping of both the cathedral and ecclesiastical status. [24][25] Much of the architecture feature of the church was lost in the re-building by Robert Balfour between 1798 and 1800. [26] Later, the church was restored to a (more elaborately decorated) approximation of its medieval appearance between 1907-1909 by MacGregor Chambers. [19][27] Only the north-western tower and spire with parts of the arcade arches were retained. [26] In South Street stands the elegant late medieval ruin of the north transept of the chapel of the Dominican Friary on the grounds of Madras College, said to date back to the late 13th century. [19][28] The only remains of the 15th century Observantine Franciscan Friary which lay in Greyfriars Gardens are the well and a small section of boundary wall which linked to the Marketgait Port. [28] To the east of the town centre, lie the ruins of the Cathedral of St Andrew. [29] This was at one time Scotland's largest building, originated in the priory of Canons Regular founded by Bishop Robert Kennedy. St Rule's Church, located to the south-east of the medieval cathedral is said to date from around 1120 and 1150, being the predecessor of the cathedral. [30] The tall square tower, part of the church, was built to hold the relics of St Andrew and became known as the first cathedral in the town. [30][31]After the death of Bishop Robert Kennedy, a new cathedral began in 1160 by Bishop Arnold (his successor) on a site adjacent to St Rule's Church. [31][32] Work on the cathedral was finally completed and consecrated in 1318 by Bishop Lamberton with Robert The Bruce (1306-29) present at the ceremony. [30][31] Following the savage attack of the cathedral by the Reformation in 1559, the cathedral was allowed to decay. [32] Apart from most of the east and west gables, the south nave wall, and parts of the south transept, the Cathedral itself has been reduced to its foundations by stone robbing. The most important single piece is the St Andrews Sarcophagus, a masterpiece of 8th or 9th century Pictish sculpture. [30] In 1826, the ownership of the ruins of the cathedral were acquired by the barons of the Exchequer. [28] The picturesque ruins of St Andrews Castle are situated on a cliff-top, maintained by a man-made ditch (similar to Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy) to the north of the town. [33][34] The castle was first erected around 1200 as the home of the bishops and later archbishops for use as a palace, prison and fortress, bearing the ecclesiastic ties with the town. [33] Since several demolitions and re-built have taken shape, the majority of the castle only now dates back to between 1549 and 1571. The work was done by Archbishop John Hamilton in a renaissance style retaining the use of a palace rather than a fortress. [33]
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