Blackfriars Chapel — Attraction in Scotland

Ruin of a small chapel and the only surviving part of a Dominican friary. Built in the early 16th century, the chapel had stood for less than 40 years when the friary was destroyed in the Protestant reformation, an event which saw the friars expelled from their church. The chapel is situated in a small green space alongside a busy shopping street, a somewhat unusual setting for such a structure. While it's not a peaceful spot, an information board has been provided outlining the chapel's history, and the little flower planter is a nice touch. Not something to travel a distance for on its own, but free to see and worth a quick look if you're...

Blackfriars Chapel is a rare remnant of the many Dominican friaries built across Scotland during the Middle Ages.

Blackfriars Chapel was built in the 1520s as an addition to the church of the Dominican Friars, built about 10 years earlier.

It didn’t last long, though – in 1559, Protestant reformers ‘violently expelled’ the friars ‘from their destroyed place’. Soon this chapel was all that remained of the friary. It now stands on a busy street...

Blackfriars Chapel is a small landmark in the middle of St Andrews. There is only a tiny information board next to it. The last remnant of this small chapel, which belonged to a Dominican monastery, stands practically in the middle of St Andrews. It was destroyed during the dramatic clashes between Protestants and Catholics in the second half of the...