From here, you can explore a wide variety of places that have historical significant across St Andrews.

Use our map and information pages to find out more about the distinguished individuals whose names are on the university buildings around town.

St Salvator’s Quad

Find out more about the history of student life in St Salvator’s Quad from the early 19th century onwards.

St Andrews Castle

Our beautiful ruins were once a fully functioning castle and are home to countless pivotal stories. Here we offer an insight into the ghosts that once lived inside the castle walls and their impact on the town and the world.

The Old Course

The Old Course has hundreds of years of history embedded in its soil.  From Open winners to presidential guests, its hallowed turf has been walked by the great and the good. However, during the Second World War the famous fairways could have the stage for an aerial assault.