How Well Do You Know St Andrews – the Answers
by Colin McAllister
I. Where would you find the Valley of Sin?
The 18th green of the Old Course
2. There is a building on The Scores called ‘Canmore’. What does Canmore mean?
‘Canrnore’ means ‘big head’. Named after Malcolm III Canmore
3. Where did James Boswell and Dr Johnson stay when in St Andrews?
Glass’ Inn, 29 South Street. The Plaque gives details.
4. Where would you find a statue of St Andrew?
At the Wardlaw Museum, The Scores. Also on the wall of the St Andrews Citizen, Church Street.
5. Who was Sir George Douglas?
Owned Deans Court. Helped Mary, Queen of Scots escape from Loch Leven Castle. Plaque gives details.
6. Who was Gavin Douglas?
Bishop of Dunkeld, and Scots poet. Plaque gives details.
7. On which hole of the Old Course is Hell Bunker?
The 14th hole
8. When was St James’ Church built?
1910
9. What is the name of the Pole who invented a minesweeper and tested it on the West Sands during World War II?
Jozef Kosacki. Plaque at Ardgowan Hotel, 2 Playfair Terrace, gives details.
10. What do the initials PH stand for?
Patrick Hamilton
11. Where would you find Gregory’s Meridian?
On the floor of the library in Parliament Hall in South Street. There is also a copy on the pavement outside. You can find more information on a plaque on the wall.
12. Where would you find the mast of the Cutty Sark Yacht?
Behind the 18th green of the Old Course.
13. Where is The Blue Stane?
On the corner of City Road and St Mary’s Place, opposite Hope Park Church. Plaque gives details.
14. Where is Queen Mary’s Thorn?
In the garden of St Mary’s College, South Street.
15. What do the initials GW stand for?
George Wishart
16 Where would you see a stone carving of David I, King of Scots?
On the West Port, South Street.
17. Where are The Pends?
The processional road from the harbour up to South Street.
18. Where was the Dominican monastery?
Blackfriars Chapel ruins, South Street.
19. Where are the Provost’s Lamps?
Outside the Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens
20. Who was James Haldenstane?
Prior of the Cathedral, 1418-1443. Plaque at Deans Court gives details.
21. Who brought the bones of St Andrew to what is now St Andrews?
Bishop Acca of Hexham.
22. In what year were the bones brought here?
732 AD
23. How many times did Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris win The Open Championship between them?
8 times; 4 times each.
24. Where is The Eye of the Needle?
The narrow archway at the end of South Street leading to The Pends.
25. What is the motto of the town?
DUM SPIRO SPERO.