Greetings travellers.
At the weekend I took a trip out to St Andrews with my family.
This video gives you guys a tour around the ruins of a 13th century castle.
The Castle is on the coast on a cliff overlooking a beach called Castle Sands. We started our day out at the beach. I managed to get a few nice shots before heading to the castle.
An information board outside of the castle tells of a man named George Wishart that was burnt at the stake for his religious and political beliefs.
Although most of the castle lies in ruin I still managed to get some nice shots.
From the late 12th century the castle was home to various Bishops as St Andrews was the ecclesiastical centre of Scotland up until the Protestant reformation of the 16th century.
During the Scottish Wars of Independence of the late 13th and early 14th centaury's the castle was destroyed and rebuilt several times as it changed hands between the English and Scottish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_Scottish_Independence
In the 15th centaury the Castle started to be used as a prison. One of the more notable prisoners was Archbishop Patrick Graham who occupied the castle but was declared insane in 1425 and imprisoned in his own dungeon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Graham_(bishop)
The afore mentioned George Wishart was imprisoned here for his religious beliefs. He was a protestant preacher who was burned at the stake in 1546.As a result of this his friends conspired against Cardinal David Beaton. They gained entry to the castle by disguising themselves as masons when some building work was in progress. After overpowering the guards, they murdered Cardinal Beaton and hung his body from this window on the front of the castle.
In this shot my nephew George waves through a small window.
This is the other side of the window.
This gate once had a stairway behind it leading down to the sea.
Before leaving the castle we bought a sword and knights helmet for sir George...
I hope you guys enjoy this little tour of a castle that has an incredible amount of history attached to it.