Spring Cathedral Ruins And Graveyard On Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland Spring travel video, with Scottish music, of the Cathedral ruins and graveyard burial ground on visit to St Andrews, Fife. The Cathedral of St Andrew is a historical church in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, which was the seat of the Bishops, later Archbishops, of St Andrews from its foundation in 1158 until it fell into disuse after the Reformation. It is currently a ruined monument in the custody of Historic Scotland. The ruins indicate the great size of the building at 350 feet. The cathedral was founded to supply more accommodation than the older church of St. Regulus. Work began on the new cathedral in 1158 and continued for over a century. St Rule's tower is located in the Cathedral grounds but predates it, having served as the church of the priory up to the early 12th century. The video includes; the graves of Allan Robertson and Robert Wallace. Allan Robertson, born 11th September 1815, died 1st September 1859, was a golf player, considered one of the first professional golfers. He was born in St Andrews, Scotland, the " home of golf ". Robertson is generally regarded as being the best golfer from 1843 onwards. Robertson was also considered the premier ball and club maker of the time, and exported his merchandise all over the world. The Open Championship in golf came about as a result of Robertson's death. Since he was recognized as the best player during much of his lifetime, golfers at Prestwick formed a competition in 1860, to decide who would succeed him as the 'Champion Golfer'. The Open, continuing annually ever since except for war years, is the longest-running golf championship, and the oldest of the four major championships. Robert Wallace was a Baker in St Andrews. Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French waleis, which is in turn derived from a cognate of the Old English wylisc, pronounced " wullish " meaning " foreigner " or " Welshman." The original surname may have denoted someone from the former Kingdom of Strathclyde who spoke Cumbric, a close relative of the Welsh language, or possibly an incomer from Wales, or the Welsh Marches. The Kingdom of Strathclyde was originally a part of the Hen Ogledd, its people speaking a Brythonic language distinct from Scottish Gaelic and the English derived from Lothian. In modern times, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the surname has been used as an Americanization of numerous Ashkenazic Jewish surnames. John Wallace, a Scottish convict from Aberdeen, who was transported aboard the " Andromeda " on October 16, 1826, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia. John Howard Wallace, aged 23, a mechanic, arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship " Aurora " in 1840. William Wallace, aged 39, a farmer, arrived in Quebec aboard the ship " Atlas " in 1815. Sarah Wallace, aged 22, a servant, arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship " Branches " from London, England. Eleanor, Elizabeth, George, Jane, William, and Mary Wallace all settled in Charleston, South Carolina, America, in 1768. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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