Tour Scotland St Andrews Video

Tour Scotland St Andrews Video. Though known as the Home of Golf, there are many other good reasons to visit St Andrews. The ruins of the Cathedral of St Andrew, at one time Scotland's largest building, originated in the priory of Canons Regular founded by Bishop Robert 1122 to 1159. It was not completed and consecrated until 1318 in the reign of Robert the Bruce (1306-29). The Cathedral and its associated conventual buildings were sacked and became ruinous after the Reformation in 1559. The picturesque ruins of St Andrews Castle stand on a rocky promontory much worn away by the sea. Bishop Roger supposedly erected the first stone castle on the site about the beginning of the 13th century as an episcopal residence, strongly fortified. St Andrews Harbour and the East and West Sands are also worth a visit, as are the annual St Andrews Highland Games.