St Andrews Castle St Andrews, Scotland

Ruin, first mentioned 1200 but perhaps on older defensive site. Largely rebuilt 14th cent.; pentagonal curtain wall with rectangular Fore (originally entrance) Tower and parallelogram Sea (with bottle dungeon) and Kitchen Towers.

Location map of St Andrews Castle, St Andrews, Scotland. Click to enlarge.
Aerial view of St Andrews Castle, St Andrews, Scotland. Click to enlarge.

Quick Facts

Address
St Andrews, Scotland
Coordinates
56.3422530° N, 2.7900410° W map · aerial

Article Info

Page Title
St Andrews Castle
Date Published
October 8, 2013
Last Updated
April 15, 2024