The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is a historic site in Fife, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
Plan your visit
- Location
- General area near Fife, Fife
This is a sensitive or fragile site, so we show only its general area. Please check official heritage sources for access before visiting, and take care not to disturb it.
Nearby places
Ancient tree · Medieval
Queen Mary's Thorn
Fife
A named, long-standing tree carried in local memory as a landmark — included for its place in the landscape, with age and superlative claims held f…
- Near Fife
Fortified place · Medieval
St Andrews Castle
Fife
It is one of Scotland's most storied castles, residence of the bishops of the medieval church capital and a flashpoint of the Reformation, where Ca…
Building or ruin · Pictish & early medieval
St Andrews Cathedral
Fife
The Cathedral of St Andrew was founded in 1158 to provide more accommodation than the older church of St Regulus (St Rule) afforded, and became the…
- Near St Andrews
- 6 min walk from car park
Fortified place · Medieval
Dairsie Castle
Fife
A stronghold of the bishops of St Andrews that hosted a medieval Scottish parliament and sheltered the young James VI, later rebuilt from ruin.
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