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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Andrews Castle canonical | 13 |
| St Andrews Castle (ruins) | 1 |
| St Andrews Castle ruins | 1 |
| St Andrew’s Castle (Fife) – English-held Device-style fort in Scotland | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Andrews Castle ruins
this entity surface form:
St Andrew’s Castle (Fife) – English-held Device-style fort in Scotland
this entity surface form:
St Andrews Castle (ruins)
subject surface form:
David Beaton