Showing posts with label St Andrews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St Andrews. Show all posts
Tuesday, 6 February 2007
The Book Of St Andrews

Its ecclesiastical significance dates as far back as the fourth century, when St Regulus is claimed to have brought the relics of the saint there; its cultural importance dates from the early fifteenth century, when the world-famous university was founded there. More recently, since the seventeenth century, it has been well known as a centre for golf. This selection of short stories and essays is a wonderful literary celebration of this historic and venerable city which explore the multiple facets of its life and history It includes contributions from a wide range of authors, including A.L. Kennedy, Robert Fergusson, Alastair Reid, Ian Rankin, Samuel Johnson, Robert Burns, Don Paterson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edwin Morgan, Hugh MacDiarmid, Willa Muir, Douglas Dunn, Anna Crowe, Meagan Delahunt, Seamus Heaney, Rudyard Kipling, Kathleen Jamie, Liz Lochhead, J.M. Barrie, Meg Bateman and even Homer. The Book of St Andrews
St Andrews Map

This map is part of St Andrews, and area, is part of the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series. At 1:25,000 scale this detailed map shows a host of St Andrews attractions including gardens which are open to the public, nature reserves and country parks as well as all official footpaths, bridleways, roads and lanes. Other facilities covered include: St Andrews camping and caravan sites, picnic areas and viewpoints, and other selected places of interest. St.Andrews and East Fife: Cupar, Anstruther and Crail (Explorer)
St Andrews City

A fascinating and comprehensive history of St Andrews, from the dawn of Pictish times to the present, based on several decades of residence in the burgh and on original study of its thoroughfares and byways. The book focuses on a lively selection of colourful characters who have made St Andrews what it is, from doughty residents Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair and Cardinal Archbishop David Beaton to illustrious visitors like Mary, Queen of Scots, John Knox and Samuel Johnson. Thousands of others, from artisans to golfers, have contributed to St Andrews' past, to make it a burgh whose history forms the core of Scotland's story. St.Andrews: City by the Northern Sea
St Andrews Jigsaw Puzzle

The most famous golf course in the world by the artist Terry Harrison. Gibsons Puzzle - St. Andrews (636 pieces)
Old Course St Andrews
If there is a single course in the entire world that most golfers aspire to play just once in their lifetime, it is the Old Course at St Andrews.
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