St Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a Catholic Church. It was lavishly decorated with statues and stained glass, and housed the altars of the…
One of the stone walls of a church first built in 500-790 remains along with a well and foundations. This site is at very high risk of deterioration.
Climate Impact: Slope Instability
St Salvator's Quad is one of the best known landmarks in St Andrews. For more than five centuries the tall tower of St Salvator's has dominated the local skyline. Yet much of the rest of the design of St Salvator's Quad has been completely…
Location: Middle of Market Street. Date Built: Twelfth to nineteenth centuries.
Outlined in the paving on Market Street is the location of St Andrews' former tolbooth (the Scottish equivalent of a town hall). We do not know precisely when St…
Holy Trinity Church was for many years the main place of worship for St Andrews' ordinary residents. It was built in the early fifteenth century, near the residential and trading centre of St Andrews. During the late Middle Ages Holy Trinity was…
A short clip depicting St Andrews Harbour in 1921. A collaborative project with the St Andrews Preservation Trust.
Today, the Scottish burgh of St Andrews is best known for its golf courses and ancient university. However, it also has a long…
In 2010, we collaborated on this project with the School of Art History at the University of St Andrews. Taking advice and guidance from the pre-eminent architectural historian of medieval Scotland, Professor Richard Fawcett, OBE FSA FRSE HonFSAScot…
St Andrews Cathedral was once the largest and most important church in Scotland. In the late fifteenth century the chronicler Walter Bower described St Andrews Cathedral as ‘the lady and mistress of the whole kingdom’. There has been a religious site…
Drone footage of St Andrews Cathedral on a snow day in 2018 by OVW Team members Dr John McCaffery and Dr Chris Davies. Music credits: St Salvators Choir: Kyrie Chant
In the past, it is regarded as the headquarters of the medieval Scottish Church, as the largest church to have been built in Scotland. The ruin of St Andrews Cathedral survived today and remained as a prominent, remarkable landmark that is still…
In the past, it is regarded as the headquarters of the medieval Scottish Church, as the largest church to have been built in Scotland. The ruin of St Andrews Cathedral survived today and remained as a prominent, remarkable landmark that is still…
The small building now known as St Rule's Church was once St Andrews' main cathedral. It was probably built in the early twelfth century, perhaps by workmen from northern England. The church is in the Romanesque (or Norman) style that was then…
For over 800 years, Market Street has been the commercial heart of the burgh of St Andrews. This reconstruction shows Market Street during the middle of the sixteenth century – a time when St Andrews was a significant trading centre and the religious…
Gold thread accentuates the eyes and single curved horn of this spotted deerlike animal, and the flamelike emanations coming off its body announce its supernatural status. It runs through an abstracted landscape with clouds overhead and a low…
South China Karst is one of the world’s most spectacular examples of humid tropical to subtropical karst landscapes. It is a serial site spread over the provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Chongqing and covers 97,125 hectares. It contains the…
In the Agora of ancient Athens, Socrates walked barefoot and questioned everything — from justice and truth to courage and virtue. His approach to philosophy, known as the Socratic Method, was not about giving answers, but about asking the right…
Jurassic Skye was created as part of an exclusive video, ' Skye Story' created for the AROS Centre on Skye. Cupido started 1st of September 2018. As part of the 'Skye Story', we reconstructed various periods to tell the story of evolution on the…
Our Dunscaith reconstruction is part of an exclusive video ' Skye Story' created for the AROS Centre on Skye. Cupido started 1st of September 2018. As part of the 'Skye Story', we reconstructed various periods to tell the story of evolution on the…
Skriðuklaustur was the last Catholic monastery to be founded in Iceland before the Reformation. In June 1500 the farm of Skriða (in the valley of Fljótsdalur in eastern Iceland) was given to a community of Augustinian canons. However, there had…
The Skriðuklaustur cloister was the last one to be founded during Iceland’s Catholic period, i.e. shortly before the country’s 16th-century Reformation. It was thus active for less than six decades, and could scarcely be said to have flourished for…
Skinnergate was once the main thoroughfare into Perth. Here, just inside the burgh’s boundaries near the city wall was where the Skinners lived. Other smelly and dangerous crafts were settled just outside the wall. Leatherworkers lived here, and had…
"The title along the bottom of the sheet reveals that William Daniell drew this sketch of the standing stones at Stenness, probably in 1818. The stones have been set in the context of their mountainous surroundings, and a figure gives perspective. "…
Built in 1636 as a private tomb, it is adorned with paintings depicted the relationship between land and sea.
Climate Impacts: Groundwater flooding, coastal erosion, slope instability
The Six Nations Rugby Championship is an annual rugby competition between Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy. The Six Nations is a valuable intangible cultural heritage for many reasons. Firstly, it is a very important event for all…
The Six Nations Rugby Championship is an annual rugby competition between Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy. The Six Nations is a valuable intangible cultural heritage for many reasons. Firstly, it is a very important event for all…
North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256. Over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique attempt to…
North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256. Over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique attempt to…
North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256. Over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique attempt to…
North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256. Over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique attempt to…
The Sistine Chapel is in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City and was built between 1473 and 1481. It is famous due to the paintings created by Michelangelo on its ceiling between 1508 and 1512, commissioned by Pope Julius II. There are various…
Sir John Soane’s Museum was the home, museum and library of 19th-centurt architect Sir John Soane(1753-1837). Designed by Soane himself, it is filled with his exceptional collection of works of art,sculptures, furniture and artefacts. The interiors…
Sipadan Island, a globally renowned diving site in Malaysia, is a marine sanctuary formed atop an extinct volcanic cone, rich with over 3,000 marine species. As part of the Coral Triangle, it holds ecological and cultural importance for the…
Sipadan (Malay: Pulau Sipadan) is the only oceanic island in Malaysia, rising 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the seabed. It is located in the Celebes Sea off the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia. It was formed by living corals growing on top of an extinct…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, including Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain. This area has a diverse ecosystem and has the largest population of giant pandas in the world and many rare animal and…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, including the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area has a diverse ecosystem and is home to the world's largest population of giant pandas and many rare…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary is located in Sichuan Province, China, and includes the Wolong, Siguniang Mountain and Jiajin Mountain areas. This area is ecologically diverse and is one of the largest and most important giant panda habitats in the…
Dreamworks' Shrek (2001) is the most important piece of digital heritage from the early 2000s. One that defined the childhood of the late 90’s kids and the early to mid-2000s kids and includes jokes for both children and their parents, meaning its…
Dreamworks' Shrek (2001) is the most important piece of digital heritage from the early 2000s. One that defined the childhood of the late 90’s kids and the early to mid-2000s kids and includes jokes for both children and their parents, meaning its…
Dreamworks' Shrek (2001) is the most important piece of digital heritage from the early 2000s. One that defined the childhood of the late 90’s kids and the early to mid-2000s kids and includes jokes for both children and their parents, meaning its…
Pixar’s Shrek (2001) is the most important piece of digital heritage from the early 2000s. One that defined the childhood of the late 90’s kids and the early to mid-2000s kids and includes jokes for both children and their parents, meaning its impact…