St Andrews Castle
St Andrews Castle sits on a rocky promontory overlooking a small beach called Castle Sands and the adjoining North Sea.
Originally built around 1200 the castle was largely destroyed during the Wars of Independence 1336-1337 by the Scottish forces themselves to prevent the English forces from using it as a stronghold.
Most of the castle ruins you can see today date from the rebuilt St Andrews Castle between 1400 and 1560.
After the Scottish Reformation in 1560 the castle largely fell into ruin and passed into state control in 1871.
It is now managed and maintained as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
St Andrews is a coastal town and former Royal Burgh on the East coast of Fife.
St Andrews Castle
St Andrews Castle sits on a rocky promontory overlooking a small beach called Castle Sands and the adjoining North Sea.
Originally built around 1200 the castle was largely destroyed during the Wars of Independence 1336-1337 by the Scottish forces themselves to prevent the English forces from using it as a stronghold.
Most of the castle ruins you can see today date from the rebuilt St Andrews Castle between 1400 and 1560.
After the Scottish Reformation in 1560 the castle largely fell into ruin and passed into state control in 1871.
It is now managed and maintained as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
St Andrews is a coastal town and former Royal Burgh on the East coast of Fife.