Snapped in Scotland last week, this is the West Port Gate to St. Andrews town, built in 1589 it's a substantial stone semi-circular archway into South Street which is now home to both the Brewdog bar and also the St. Andrews brewing company tap room (called "brewco" by the locals) both good spots to hang out and enjoy some decent craft beer and pub food.
While in the town we grabbed a couple of beers in the Brewdog bar (I get a discount for investing a few years ago) and on Sunday afternoon I snapped this picture (below) while waiting for my Son to arrive and join me for a pre-dinner pint.
The ruins opposite the bar are what's left of the Dominican Friary of St Mary which dates from the late middle ages (pre-1500s), it has to be the most historic sight from a Brewdog bar in all of the country! The protestant reformers in 1559 largely destroyed the friary and kicked the monks out, all that's left now is an empty shell sitting opposite a craft beer bar full of tourists, such is the nature of history.
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