St Andrews Castle

The Scores, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AR

01334 477 196
 

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Opening times

There are minor access restrictions in the North Range and Sea Tower due to nesting birds.

1 Apr to 30 Sept:
Wed to Sun, 10am to 5pm
Last entry 4.30pm

1 Oct to 31 Mar: 
Wed to Sun, 10am to 4pm
Last entry 3.30pm

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Awards & Accreditations

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An aerial photograph looking down at the ruin of a cathedral set within a graveyard beside a small town and a bay.

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St Andrews Cathedral
The foundations of a small cruciform church on the edge of a cliff behind St Andrews Cathedral

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St Mary's Church, Kirkheugh, St Andrews
The vaulted side aisle that survives of the chapel

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Blackfriars Chapel, St Andrews
A strong looking tower gate with the saltire flag flying above it

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West Port, St Andrews
The imposing Broughty Castle from a distance, with a beach at low tide in the foreground

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Broughty Castle
Several stone lined ditches that once used to be the cellar of a round house

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Ardestie Earth House
The red stoned Claypotts Castle with its striking circular towers and asymetric layout.

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Claypotts Castle
A series of stone walls, partly filled in with soil and covered in grass. Fields in the background.

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Carlungie Earth House
The imposing Broughty Castle from a distance, with a beach at low tide in the foreground

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Broughty Castle
The red stoned Claypotts Castle with its striking circular towers and asymetric layout.

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Claypotts Castle
The rectangular tower-like dovecot at Scotstarvit

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Scotstarvit Tower
A general view of the entrance and imposing defenses at Dirleton Castle

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Dirleton Castle
A general view of Tantallon Castle and its dovecot.

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Tantallon Castle
The ruins of Hailes Castle on a riverbank

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Hailes Castle
A tall but narrow roundtower reaching into the sky next to a traditional church tower

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Brechin Cathedral Round Tower
The ruins of Ravenscraig Castle with its big round tower in the foreground

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