St Andrews Castle

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castle historic building medieval fortress tourist attraction

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle → historic building → medieval fortress → tourist attraction →
associatedWith	Archbishop David Beaton → Cardinal David Beaton → Protestant Reformation in Scotland → Scottish Reformation →
builtFor	bishops of St Andrews →
country	Scotland →
damagedDuring	Rough Wooing → 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 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St Andrews Cathedral → St Andrews Harbour →	near
St Andrews →	hasLandmark
East Sands →	hasNearbyAttraction
St Andrews Harbour →	hasViewOf
St Rule's Tower →	nearby