St Andrews Castle

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St Andrews Castle is a historic medieval fortress and former bishop’s residence overlooking the North Sea in the coastal town of St Andrews, Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic building
medieval fortress
tourist attraction
associatedWith Cardinal David Beaton
surface form: Archbishop David Beaton

Cardinal David Beaton
Scottish Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation in Scotland

Scottish Reformation
builtFor Bishopric of St Andrews
surface form: bishops of St Andrews
country Scotland
damagedDuring War of the Rough Wooing
surface form: Rough Wooing

First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
declineBegan 16th century
hasFeature bottle dungeon
counter-mine
gatehouse
inner courtyard
mine
seaward curtain wall
hasRemainsOf hall range
kitchen range
tower
hasViewOf St Andrews Bay
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
Scheduled Monument
largelyRuinedBy 17th century
locatedIn Fife
St Andrews
United Kingdom
locatedNear St Andrews Cathedral
locatedOn east coast of Scotland
rocky promontory
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
material stone
near St Andrews Cathedral ruins
University of St Andrews
openToPublic true
overlooks North Sea
periodOfConstruction late 12th century
rebuiltInPeriod 15th century
region East Neuk of Fife
siteOf imprisonment of Protestant preachers
murder of Cardinal David Beaton
siege during the Rough Wooing
touristAttractionType historic ruin
usedAs bishop’s residence
fortified residence
prison

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St Andrews hasLandmark St Andrews Castle
St Andrews Harbour near St Andrews Castle
St Andrews Harbour hasViewOf St Andrews Castle
St Rule's Tower nearby St Andrews Castle
St Andrews Cathedral near St Andrews Castle
East Sands hasNearbyAttraction St Andrews Castle
St Andrews Links nearbyLandmark St Andrews Castle
Town of St Andrews contains St Andrews Castle
Fife coastal landscape hasLandmark St Andrews Castle
this entity surface form: St Andrews Castle ruins
Device Forts notableWork St Andrews Castle
this entity surface form: St Andrew’s Castle (Fife) – English-held Device-style fort in Scotland
St Andrews Cathedral ruins near St Andrews Castle
Fife region (historic) contains St Andrews Castle
this entity surface form: St Andrews Castle (ruins)
East Sands beach hasNearbyAttraction St Andrews Castle
Cardinal David Beaton residence St Andrews Castle
subject surface form: David Beaton
St Andrews West Sands Beach hasViewOf St Andrews Castle