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311: 249: 260:, recognized the need for a larger church and a system to manage the flow of visiting pilgrims, and gave royal encouragement and funds to Robert, the newly elected bishop. Soon started the building of a great new cathedral complex approached by four main streets from the west, probably an accidental imitation of the shape of the scallop shell, the universal badge of pilgrimage. This cathedral, dominated by the tower to St Rule, became one of the largest buildings in Europe. 165: 33: 294:
preached a sermon in St Andrews, urging the pillage and destruction of the cathedral. The relics were removed to safety, but the interior of the cathedral was sacked, and the building was abandoned, to be replaced by a parish church, ending the tradition of pilgrimage. The cathedral was allowed to
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who brought Christianity to Scotland, this route travels from the Isle of Iona to St Andrews. Includes two ferry journeys. Very mixed terrain including hilly and rough walking.
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built a small cell at Cennrigmonaid, an old name for St. Andrews. A church was likely founded around the beginning of the 8th century, probably by
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and South Queensferry, about 104 kilometres (65 mi). There it picks up St Margaret's Way for the remaining 65 km to St Andrews.
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The Way of St Andrews has seen renewed interest, with a recent revival campaign led by lay volunteers from the
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Long Distance Walkers Association website has a write-up of St Margaret's Way with detailed information.
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Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Túathalán av Cennrígmonaid (d. ~747)", Den katolske kirke, 19 August 2013
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Long Distance Walkers Association website has a write-up of St Duthac's Way with detailed information.
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Pilgrimage began to fall off as wars wracked Scotland and, even more so, with the coming of the
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fall into ruin, and much of its stone was removed for use elsewhere in the proceeding years.
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Hall, Derek and Bowler, David. "North Berwick, East Lothian: its archaeology revisited",
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Topping, Kirsty. "Medieval walk organisers hope to rival Spanish pilgrimage tradition",
492: 399: 280: 955: 869: 441: 362:: Aberdeen to St Andrews – 146 kilometres (91 mi). St Duthac's Way, named after 268: 17: 158: 164: 481: 32: 356:: Historical circuit of St Andrews and the cathedral – 6 kilometres (4 mi) 449: 411: 371: 272: 242: 220: 208: 203:. TĂşathalán is the first cleric associated with a church establishment there. 134: 421: 391: 363: 291: 161:, were once kept. A group started a revival in 2012 introducing new routes. 429: 425: 383: 367: 207:
have shown that from as early as the eighth century, a ferry crossing to
146: 736: 685: 659: 633: 344:: North Queensferry to Dunfermline and back – 19 kilometres (12 mi) 445: 410:: Iona to St Andrews –  279 kilometres (173 mi). Named after 404:: Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel – 16 kilometres (10 mi) 231: 927: 458:: Hexham to Edinburgh, then St Andrews – 250 kilometres (155 mi) 387: 350:: Earlsferry to St Andrews via Fife Ness – 37 kilometres (23 mi) 314:
View from St Andrews pier, looking west towards the ruined cathedral
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before proceeding to St Andrews, a journey of around fifty miles.
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of Kinrimund monastery. He is known only from his obituary in the
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where they took the ferry to the south coast of Fife arriving at
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was in existence, serving pilgrims on their way to the shrine of
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Prayers before open air mass during New Dawn celebrations
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
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was struggling to cope with the increasing numbers.
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