View of turret, precinct wall, St Andrews Cathedral.
F 1626
Description View of turret, precinct wall, St Andrews Cathedral.
Date 4/1964
Collection Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number F 1626
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 1667415
Scope and Content Tower of St Andrews Cathedral Abbey Walls, St Andrews, Fife The Abbey Walls were probably first built in the 14th century to mark the boundary of the Augustinian cathedral-priory's property. However, apart from the gatehouse known as 'The Pends', the surviving walls were built in the early 16th century. An inscription records the towers as having been added as 'embellishments'. Despite their military appearance, and evidence for a parapet-walk, the walls were too thin to be intended for effective defence. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference MW/BR/STA/37
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