St Andrews Cathedral

The Cathedral of St Andrew is a ruined cathedral in , , . It was built in 1158 and became the centre of the Medieval Catholic Church in Scotland as the seat of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: ruined cathedral in Saint Andrews, Scotland
  • Also known as
    “St Andrew’s Cathedral, St Andrews”
    “St Andrews Cathedral (Ruins)”
    “St Andrews Cathedral and Priory and adjacent ecclesiastical remains”
    “St Andrews Cathedral, Saint Andrews”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Rule’s Church and St Rule’s Tower and St Andrews Castle.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

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is a ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in , . is situated 900 feet northwest of St Andrews Cathedral.

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The , or St Mary's… is situated 570 feet east of St Andrews Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrews and Strathkinness.

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is a town on the coast of in northeast Scotland.

Village
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is a small village located 3 miles to the west of in North East . is situated 3½ miles west of St Andrews Cathedral.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet close to in the of , Scotland. is situated 3½ miles southeast of St Andrews Cathedral.

St Andrews Cathedral

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Latitude
56.34007° or 56° 20′ 24″ north
Longitude
-2.78783° or 2° 47′ 16″ west
Open location code
9C8V86R6+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 880894619
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2361738

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“St Andrews Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “St Andrewseko katedrala”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Saint Andrews”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Andreu”
  • Chinese: “聖安德魯主教座堂”
  • Dutch: “St Andrews Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت اندروز”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Andreo”
  • French: “cathédrale de Saint Andrews”
  • French: “Cathédrale de St Andrews”
  • Galician: “Catedral de St Andrews”
  • German: “St Andrews Cathedral”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral St Andrews”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Saint Andrews”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Sant’Andrea”
  • Japanese: “セント・アンドリューズ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “セント・アンドルーズ大聖堂”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت اندروز”
  • Polish: “Katedra w St Andrews”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de St Andrews”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala din St Andrews”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Андрея”
  • Scots: “St Andras Cathedral”
  • Scots: “St Aundraes Cathedral”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica St Andrews”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de St. Andrews”
  • Swedish: “St Andrews Cathedral”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cloisters and War Memorial, North Street, St Andrews.

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