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Józef Kosacki practiced his portable mine detector prototype on West Sands to detect coins he previously scattered at the beach. Image Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library, ID PD-0000-9877.

David Brewster's House, Principal of St Andrews 1837-1859. Best known as the inventor of the kaleidoscope and an early developer of photography, Brewster (1781-1868) made major contributions to the field of optics, including the connection between…

The Netherbow (on which the West Port was modelled), the main gate into Edinburgh, prior to its demolition in 1764. Seen from Canongate to the east (outside).

Video showing a drive through the West Port

Paris’ Porte Saint-Honore on which the West Port and the Netherbow Port were modelled

Pictured: Mr John Grant, Sir Francis Grant, Sir Hope Grant, Kilgraston Mr John Grant, along with the Provost, refurbished the West Port.

West Port, South Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

The Bute Medical School, founded in 1897

West Port, St Andrews. Motorcycles passing through old city gate arch with loopholes on towers, decorated plaque above central arch. Flagpole. Shops and tenement buildings beyond port. Cobblestones. Cars and cart.