St Andrews Cathedral
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St Andrews Cathedral is a ruined medieval cathedral in St Andrews, Scotland, that was once the largest and most important church in the country and a major center of pilgrimage.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of St Andrews | 1 |
| St Andrews Cathedral precinct | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cathedral
ⓘ
former Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ medieval building ⓘ ruin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedMonastery | St Andrews Priory ⓘ |
| category | medieval church ruin in Scotland ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1318 ⓘ |
| consecratedIn | 1318 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1158 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declineBegan | 16th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Andrew ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | storms and neglect ⓘ |
| function |
seat of the medieval Scottish bishops
ⓘ
seat of the medieval archbishops of St Andrews ⓘ |
| governingBody | priory of Augustinian canons ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
east gable
ⓘ
enclosing precinct wall ⓘ graveyard ⓘ west front ⓘ |
| hasStructure | St Rule's Tower ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
North Sea
ⓘ
St Andrews Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrews harbour
|
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| length | approximately 119 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| location | St Andrews ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| materialsReusedFor | buildings in St Andrews ⓘ |
| near |
North Sea coast
ⓘ
St Andrews Castle ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Crown ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of St Andrews ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| roofRemovedIn | late 16th century ⓘ |
| significance |
major medieval pilgrimage destination in Scotland
ⓘ
principal medieval church of Scotland ⓘ |
| status | ruined ⓘ |
| sufferedDamageDuring | Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| wasLargestChurchIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| wasMajorPilgrimageCentreFor | relics of Saint Andrew ⓘ |
| width | approximately 50 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Andrews Cathedral precinct
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of St Andrews