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St Rule's Church

A Category A Listed Building in St Andrews, Fife

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.3397 / 56°20'22"N

Longitude: -2.7865 / 2°47'11"W

OS Eastings: 351475

OS Northings: 716648

OS Grid: NO514166

Mapcode National: GBR 2R.4HYD

Mapcode Global: WH7S0.5XC9

Plus Code: 9C8V86Q7+V9

Entry Name: St Rule's Church

Listing Date: 23 February 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386536

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40588

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200386536

Location: St Andrews

County: Fife

Town: St Andrews

Electoral Ward: St Andrews

Traditional County: Fife

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Description

Probably c 1070 enlarged c 1130-40. Tower and roofless choir, nave and sanctuary demolished. Ashlar-built; tower 108'4" high, 14-1/2' square. Originally had spire without parapet, then altered 16th century with parapet and new spire, now destroyed; choir, 26' x 19-3/4' aisleless with tall arch to demolished sanctuary.

Statement of Interest

Guardianship Monument.

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