OS1/13/102/55
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEY WALL | Abbey Wall | David Robertson Miller Abbey Mill John Shaw Tollkeeper Shore Bridge |
012 | [Situation] In the S.E [South East] side of the City of St Andrews - A high wall extending from the North East corner of the Cathedral, to the wall that encloses St Leonards College, its whole length is about 870 yards, it is about a yard in thickness, and in a middling state of repair. Built in 1516 by John Hepburn Prior of St Andrews, so as to enclose the whole of the Monastery; there is nothing remains of the Monastery now but the Holy Well, the Teind Barn, and a few old walls. There is sixteen large turrets round the wall, in each of which there is a niche, they were supposed by some people to have held statues at some period, and others state that they never had statues in them; the turret at the South West corner was a dove cot at some period, but it along with the rest, at the present time are in a state of ruin. There is three large gates of entrance to the Monastery, the principal of which is that on the North side, it is a large arch, a good specimen of Gothic architecture, but in a ruinous state; the next is on the West side leading into the Monastery from the Abbey Walk, through which the teinds were led to the offices of the Monastery, o each side of it there is a small gate for the convenience of foot passengers, they are plain Gothic arches; the other is a plain Gothic arch on the South side entering in from the shore. (The first mentioned gate is situated at the East end of South Street. "John Hepburn prior of St Andrews about the year 1516 surrounded the monastery on the north-east and south sides with a magnificent wall." Fullartons Gazetteer. |
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[Page] 55Parish of St Andrews Sheet 2 Trace 4
(1516) [below Name]
[Signed] P. McHugh Pte. [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
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