Old Photograph Keeper of The Keys Castle St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of the Keeper of The Keys at the Castle in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. John McDonald, born 1787, died 1864, was known as " The Old Castle Keeper," he was a prominent figure in St Andrews who managed the ruin for nearly 50 years, from 1814 until roughly 1862. On a headland by the coast stand the ruins of the city's castle, which was the main residence of the bishops and archbishops of St Andrews.


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