c.1160 – 1318 A New Cathedral is Built at St Andrews

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Title

c.1160 – 1318 A New Cathedral is Built at St Andrews

Description

In the 1160s work began on a grand new cathedral at St Andrews (to replace the smaller church now known as St Rule’s which was then in use). The new cathedral was the largest roofed space constructed in Scotland in the Middle Ages. It took more than 150 years to build, and was eventually consecrated in 1318. The consecration ceremony (when it was officially blessed) was attended by King Robert the Bruce.

Source

timelineoffifesreli

Date

1160

Contributor

egsr@st-andrews.ac.uk

Language

English

Type

Event

Identifier

119

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Sacred Landscapes of Fife

Europeana Type

TEXT

Event Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://fifecoastalzone.org/wiki/index.php/c.1160_–_1318 A_New_Cathedral_is_Built_at_St_Andrews_Event

End Date

1318

Prim Media

246

Citation

“c.1160 – 1318 A New Cathedral is Built at St Andrews,” Virtual Museum, accessed April 19, 2025, https://sacredlandscapes.org/omeka/items/show/247.

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