Tourist attractions SaintMonans

Housed in a group of 16C-19C buildings on three sides of a cobbled courtyard, the museum traces the story of Scotland’s fisheries and the everyday life of its fishermen. In addition to an aquarium of fish and shellfish from Scottish waters, the mus..

East Neuk, or corner, is a stretch of coastline dotted with picturesque fishing villages. It was in their harbours that the profitable fisheries that traded with the Hanseatic League and the Low Countries were concentrated. At the time, King James VI..

Shoregate , the road leading to the harbour, has picturesque houses on either side. Crab and crayfish fishermen still use the inner harbour with its unusual patterns of stonework. On the quayside is the Customs House and, adjacent to it, is a gr..

The large ruins of Tantallon Castle, perched on a splendid clifftop, continue to defy the waves and the eastern wind. This fortress was part of the great house of the Douglas family. Built in the late 14C and modified in the 16C, Tantallon is one of..

It is in fact a laird's house, an example of traditional Scottish architecture in the 16 and 17C. After a period of neglect, it was fortunately leased to Sir Robert Lorimer , the architect of the Chardon Chapel. Thanks to the architect and his broth..

The tolbooth belfry (1598) overlooks the wide market square with a fish-shaped weather vane, a reference to the time when smoked haddock was the town's main source of income. Behind the tolbooth is a small museum of local history, architecture an..

Opening onto South Street, the main entrance to the city was built in 1589.

The large St Regulus Church (1127-1144) was perhaps built to house the relics of St Andrew. Today, from the top of the tower with its 151 steps, you can admire the panoramic view of St Andrews. In 1150, the church was replaced by the largest cath..

In the course of Scottish history, this fortress belonged to the Vau, Halyburton and Ruthven families and met the same fate as its neighbour, Tantallon Castle, which was besieged by Cromwell's soldiers in 1650. Perched on a rocky mound, the castle ha..

Hewn from the pleasant agricultural land of the Fife, the dark rooms and corridors of this secret place recall the menacing era of the Cold War. The bunker was part o a line of surveillance posts built on the eastern coast of the British Isles before..

See the rhododendrons in Peat Garden, the colourful Heath Garden, the Alpine varieties of the Rock Garden, and the Water Garden with its exotic species, its plants and glasshouses.

This chapel was part of the college of the same name. The original buildings were a hospital for pilgrims who would come to pray the reliquary f St Andrew, then it was a convent before being acquired to form the centre of the new St Leonard's College..

Rebuilt in the 17C with stones from the castle and cathedral, the port lies below the cathedral. It's a lovely place for a walk when the fishermen are coming back ashore.

St Mary's College (1537) was founded by Archbishop James Beaton. In 1579, this institution became a theology college. The building situated on the western side of the ceremonial courtyard date back to the 16C. Two flights of stairs up, you can see th..

Although foundations were begun by the Dominicans in the mid-15C, the chapel dates back to the 16C. The large building at the back is part of Madras College.

This 16C house has rubblestone walls and a roof covered in Flemish tiles.

The main building to the priory was via the vault of the caretaker's lodge (14C). The street run along the outer wall to the port.

Rebuilt in 1410, this church was changed at the end of the 18C and restored in the 20C. Only the corbelled tower and stone steeple date back to the 15C.

The site of the 12C Celtic foundations was gradually built on by the Church of St Regulus, the new cathedral and the priory.

Today centre of United College, St Salvator's was founded in 1450 by Bishop James Kennedy. The chapel and tower that stand above the entrance vault make up the façade on North Street and are a fine example of 15C religious gothic architecture. The tw..