St.Andrews Cathedral
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The tower of St.Andrews Cathedral
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comes into view as you walk along
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the shore from St.Andrews Castle.
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A wall encloses a large area of
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ground and you could be excused
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for gasping at just how massive
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and impressive the ruins remain.
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The tower of St.Rules Church is
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100 feet high and dates from 1130.
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It was soon obvious that it would be
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too small to satisfy the ambitions of
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the bishops, so work was started to
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build the largest cathedral in Scotland.
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It took 150 years to complete and
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was eventually consecrated in
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1318 with Robert the Bruce at the
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ceremony. The structure suffered
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from storm damage over the ages
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and the lead was also stripped from
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it's roofs by English soldiers during
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the Wars of Independence. Bishops
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were practically as powerful as kings
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in medieval times. The Church of Rome
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was all powerful and European kings
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required it's endorsement to rule
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effectively. Being excommunicated
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was taken as a very serious threat.
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The will of the Vatican was dictated
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Album Description:
St.Andrews is a coastal town in Fife in the east of Scotland. It boasts an ancient cathedral and a ruined castle. Oh, and it also has a golf course or two apparently. Yawn.
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Nov 25, 2008
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Well done Richard and Liz. St. Andrews as I have not seen it before. Waiting for your return for more.
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arrowlane 11 months 13 days ago
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