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St Andrews Cathedral

St Andrews

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Discover the remains of Scotland's largest and most magnificent medieval church. Even in its ruined state, the cathedral remains an important landmark, highly visible from the sea.

St. Andrew's Cathedral (often referred to as St. Andrew's Cathedral) is a ruined cathedral located in St. Andrew, Fife, Scotland. It was built in 1158 and turned into the center of the medieval Catholic Church in Scotland. Reason is it was the seat of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St. Andrews. The ruins indicate that the Cathedral was approximately 119 m (390 ft) long and is the largest church ever built in Scotland.

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The Pends, St Andrews
KY16 9QL

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