St Andrews in Scotland, the home of golf
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St Andrews (
Latin : S. Andrea(s);
Scots : Saunt Aundraes;
Scottish Gaelic : Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of
Fife in Scotland, 10 miles (16 kilometres) southeast of
Dundee and 30 miles (50 kilometres) northeast of
Edinburgh . St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 as of 2011, making it Fife’s fourth-largest settlement and
45th most populous settlement in Scotland .
The town is home to the University of St Andrews , the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland.> It was ranked as the best university in the UK by the 2022 Good University Guide, which is published by The Times The Sunday Times Saint Andrew the Apostle . The settlement grew to the west of St Andrews Cathedral , with the southern side of the Scores to the north and the Kinness Burn to the south. The burgh soon became the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, a position which was held until the Scottish Reformation . The famous cathedral , the largest in Scotland, now lies in ruins.
Old Course at The Royal and Ancient Golf Club © WINNI/cc-by-sa-3.0
St Andrews is also known globally as the “
home of golf “. This is in part because of
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews , founded in 1754, which until 2004 exercised legislative authority over the game worldwide (except in the United States and Mexico). It is also because the famous
Old Course of
St Andrews Links (acquired by the town in 1894) is the most frequent venue for
The Open Championship , the oldest of
golf ‘s four
major championships . Visitors travel to St Andrews in great numbers for several courses ranked amongst the finest in the world, as well as for the sandy beaches.
The Martyrs Memorial, erected to the honour of
Patrick Hamilton ,
George Wishart , and other martyrs of the
Reformation epoch, stands at the west end of the Scores on a cliff overlooking the sea. The civil parish has a population of 18,421 (in 2011). In 2015, St Andrews was awarded the honorary title of the “
European City of the Reformation ” by the
Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe .
The town also contains numerous museums, a botanic garden and an aquarium.
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VisitScotland.com – St Andrews ,
St Andrews Links ,
VisitScotland.com – Golf in St Andrews ,
Wikipedia Old Course at St Andrews ,
The R&A World Golf Museum ,
Wikivoyage St Andrews and
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