St. Andrews

St. Andrews is a famous city of Fife having historical importance because of its being associated with many stirring events in the Scottish history. The city remained the ecclesiastical metropolis of Scotland for a long time. It occupies a bold site on St. Andrews Bay, 42 miles northeast of Edinburgh.

There are many historical sites in the city which include the ruins of a 12th-century priory, a cathedral "robbed" in 1559, and a castle or bishop's palace built in the 13th century. It has a university St. Salvator's first founded in Scotland in 1521. and St. Leonard's founded in 1537. There has been several important educational centre, having several excellent schools, Madras College the chief.

Since the Reformation its trade has gradually dwindled away. Fishing is carried on, but it depends a good deal on its large influx of summer visitors, attracted by the splendid golf links and excellent sea-bathing.