Walked around this site on a day trip to St Andrews. Beautiful site right next to the sea. Its huge, and must have been very impressive in its hayday , with the ruins and graveyard covering a large area. Its currently free to entry the site as the museum is closed for refurbishment although you can leave a donation. There are a few information boards but not really a lot of information about the site. Sadly much of the graveyard is now closed off with huge security fences due to some of the stones being unstable . One of the graves you can see is of Tommy Morris one of the pioneers of Scottish golf

This cathedral lying in ruins in Fife, Scotland was constructed in 1158, 334 years before Columbus invaded the Caribbean islands. It was Scotland’s central Medieval Catholic Church and the seat of St Andrews Archdiocese controlled by St Andrews bishops. The footprint of the structure is 390 feet long, and is the largest church ever constructed in Scotland. It fell into ruin after Catholic mass was outlawed during Scottish Reformation in the early-to-mid 1500s. as part of the wider Protestant Reformation. Scottish scholars were influenced by Martin Luther’s teachings. In 1560, a group of Scottish nobles gained control of the government, which largely was controlled by the Catholic church. The Reformation reject papal supremacy. All that is architectural and religious history. The grounds are lovely, with sturdy stone walls protruding from the grass almost as a beacon to history buffs. On a pleasant day, plan to spend a leisurely respite here and at the castle ruins. The water views are phenomenal.

A magnificent cathedral in ruin. The site in relatively big and quite impressive. There are some informations boards regularly through but not quite enough to fully understand the extent of this building. A lot of the thumbs are fenced off due to being unstable. And you can not visit the tower due to repair. Therefore the entrance is free. I was disappointed that the shop was closed when we went as it would have been good to get some more information about the site itself. Other than that a good visit.

Free to enter the grounds although there was a charge for a museum it was currently closed for updates. Quite a large site with plenty of information boards giving size and hse of the building as it was originally. Pleasant to walk around and very popular with international. Tourists. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

We stopped at the tourist center in St Andrews and was told about these ruins. We went to this town to see the Old Golf Course but these ruins are spectacular to see. So much history here. There was no charge to go in but they were asking for donations. The people at the entry were very knowledgable and eager to tell you about this site . Thanks to them for all the information they provided us. This site is very old .You can see the outline of the walls of the original church which lay outside the left wall of the ruins . Although this site in under repair with some areas closed off it does not take away the beauty of it . I would highly recommend seeing this site.

This is one of the must go places in Scotland if you are a history buff or Christian. The size is something else. It’s sad to think of all the bad things that happened here. This was the finish of a pilgrimage for me and a fitting place to end.