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CASTLE (Ruins of) Castle
Castle
The Castle
Castle
Rev [Reverend]M. Lyons St Andrews
John McDougal Keeper of the Castle
Lyons Hist. [History] St Andrews
Plan of St Andrews 1843
012 [Situation] On the North side of St Andrews and erected on the Margin of St Andrews Bay.
An interesting ruin which stands on a small promontory situate between the North end of Castle Street and the sea by which it is at present washed on the North and east sides It is said to have been erected by Roger Bishop of St Andrews about the year 1200, but was afterwards greatly improved and beautified by his successors. It was taken by Edward lll but was shortly afterwards retaken by Murray of Borthwell in conjunction with the Earls of March and Fife who entered it in three weeks by battering machines and entirely demolished it fearing it would again fall into the hands of the English. It was afterwards repaired and is said to have been the birthplace of James lll. Cardinal Beaton greatly improved and beautified the castle. It was at a window at the SE [South East] corner where his body was exposed to the gaze of the multitude after his murder by Norman Leslie and his companions. These persons kept possession of the Castle for a time until they were forced to surrender to the commander of the French troops who were then in Scotland. It was at one time surrounded by a deep ditch over which there was a drawbridge on the South side by which the castle was entered

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Sheet 2 Trace 1 St Andrews Parish

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"Roger, son to Robert Beamont Earl of Leicester is chancellor; he built the Castle of St Andrews: died 9th July 1202" Sibbald's Hist. [History] of Fife p. [page] 247

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See also Pages 8, 10 and 12 for additional Description.

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