General view from East.
F 5178
Description General view from East.
Date 1933
Collection Photographs by Lester Birley
Catalogue Number F 5178
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 370926
Scope and Content Fore-tower and east wall of St Andrews Castle, Fife St Andrews Castle, the seat of the bishop of St Andrews, was destroyed during the Wars of Independence and rebuilt in its present form by Bishop Traill (1385-1401). It was besieged in 1546-7 after Protestants assassinated Cardinal Beaton. What remained of the east side of the castle after the French bombarded and then demolished the castle has since fallen into the sea. However, Traill's fore-tower (left), once the castle's gatehouse, still stands. In 1546, Cardinal Beaton burned Wishart, the protestant preacher, outside St Andrews Castle. He was then killed by protestant activists who seized the castle and, with their supporters including John Knox, held it until overcome by French forces in 1547. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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