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has gloss | eng: St Andrew's Castle is a picturesque ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The castle sits on a rocky promontory overlooking a small beach called Castle Sands and the adjoining North Sea. There has been a castle standing at the site since the times of Bishop Roger (1189-1202), son of the Earl of Leicester. It housed the burgh’s wealthy and powerful bishops while St Andrews served as the ecclesiastical centre of Scotland during the years before the Protestant Reformation. |
lexicalization | eng: St Andrews Castle |
instance of | c/Castles in Scotland |
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has gloss | nld: St Andrews Castle is de ruïne van een kasteel uit de veertiende eeuw, gelegen in de plaats St Andrews in de regio Fife van Schotland. |
lexicalization | nld: St Andrews Castle |
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has gloss | por: O Castelo de St. Andrews localiza-se na cidade de St. Andrews, em Fife, na Escócia. |
lexicalization | por: Castelo de St. Andrews |
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lexicalization | rus: Замок Сент-Эндрюс |
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geo loc | geographic location 56.34218055555556 -2.7900555555555555 |
media:img | Front Gate of the St Andrews Castle.JPG |
media:img | St Andrews Castle Panorama.jpg |
media:img | St Andrews Castle Ruins 2007.jpg |
media:img | St Andrews Castle Scotland.jpg |
media:img | St Andrews Castle.jpg |
media:img | St andrews castle counter mine.jpg |
media:img | St andrews castle gate.jpg |
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