St Rule's Tower
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St Rule's Tower is a historic medieval church tower in St Andrews, Scotland, renowned as one of the town’s oldest surviving structures and a prominent coastal landmark.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church tower
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in St Andrews
ⓘ
Church towers in the United Kingdom ⓘ Medieval towers in Scotland ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 12th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 56.340°N 2.787°W (approximate) ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Regulus
ⓘ
Saint Rule ⓘ |
| diocese |
Diocese of St Andrews
ⓘ
surface form:
Diocese of St Andrews (historical)
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | low coastal elevation ⓘ |
| feature |
internal stone staircase
ⓘ
observation platform at the top ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of St Andrews’ medieval religious importance ⓘ |
| hasView |
North Sea
ⓘ
Old Course at St Andrews ⓘ
surface form:
Old Course at St Andrews (distantly)
St Andrews Bay ⓘ Town of St Andrews ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrews town
|
| height | about 33 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | grounds of St Andrews Cathedral ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Fife ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater | North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNear | North Sea coast ⓘ |
| location | St Andrews ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
St Andrews Castle
ⓘ
St Andrews Cathedral ruins ⓘ St Andrews Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrews harbour
|
| ownedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
St Andrews Cathedral
ⓘ
St Andrews Cathedral ruins ⓘ
surface form:
medieval ecclesiastical complex of St Andrews
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church (historical)
|
| significance |
one of the oldest surviving structures in St Andrews
ⓘ
prominent coastal landmark ⓘ |
| significantEvent | survived partial demolition of St Andrews Cathedral ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | cathedral graveyard ⓘ |
| tourism | popular viewpoint for visitors ⓘ |
| use |
bell tower
ⓘ
church tower ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
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