Tour Scotland 4K Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, of the long pier and a small fishing boat leaving the harbour on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the coast of St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. From the long pier you can see the Cathedral and Castle. The history of St Andrews Harbour and Pier starts from the 14th century and is inseparably linked with the coastal town it serves. At first, it was nothing more than the unimproved shores of the Kinness Burn without any built harbour-works. During medieval times and through to the 16th century, the harbour witnessed a significant development with the construction of an extensive pier, bulwark to seaward and quays to accommodate shipping and serve merchants and many tourists at the time, whilst the town was developing as an influential academic, ecclesiastical and trading centre. Later with further development, the harbour has become home to a small, yet growing flotilla of pleasure craft and a small fishing fleet that in its heyday comprised over 50 vessels. The Harbour and Pier is in all aspects an exemplification of the vernacular tradition in Scottish harbour works. As one of the most iconic sites of St Andrews, student traditions of the University such as the Gaudie and Pier Walk take place at the pier annually. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome
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