Winter West Entrance To The Cathedral On History Visit To St Andrews Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video, with Scottish music, of the West entrance doorway and archway to the Cathedral ruins and graveyard burial ground on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The Great West Door served as the primary entrance for visitors and pilgrims. Today, it provides a " framed view " through the ruins towards the east end of the nave. One of the two original western turrets still stands, rising to a height of approximately 100 feet. The entrance was designed to be magnificent, as it was the first point of contact for thousands of pilgrims arriving to see the relics of Saint Andrew. 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. Work began on the new cathedral in 1158 and continued for over a century. The west end was blown down in a storm and rebuilt between 1272 and 1279. The cathedral was finally completed in 1318 and featured a central tower and six turrets; of these remain two at the east and one of the two at the western extremity, rising to a height of 100 feet. On the 5th of July it was consecrated in the presence of King Robert I, who, according to legend, rode up the aisle on his horse. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Officially, the Scottish winter runs from the 21st of December through to the 20th March All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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