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MSU Study Abroad
Daniel Davis & Matt Hoekzema
- August 11th - Glencoe, Scotland
- August 13th - St. Andrews, Scotland
Glencoe, Scotland
Where is Glencoe? What is a glen? History of Glencoe Climate Attractions & Activities
Where is Glencoe?
South West Highlands
Where is Glencoe, Scotland?
West Coast of Scotland
River Coe enters Lock Leven
What is a glen?
“Glen” is a Scottish word for narrow rocky ravine or valley
Mountains rise over 3,500 feet
Flora and Fauna
Very little forest– only deciduous
woodland is near river in Glencoe Village
– Some conifers in the area
Grasses– moorland grasses, bog
myrtle, cotton grasses
How the area formed
Mountains carved out by glaciers
380 Million years ago Erosion has deposited
soils in the glen
History of Glencoe
1692 Massacre– King William (3rd) ordered all clans to
sign an oath of allegiance by Jan. 1 1692. The MacDonald clan chief, Maclain, of Glencoe had gone to the Inverlochy to sign the oath instead of Inveraray. When he did arrive Inverraray to sign the oath, it was Jan. 6th.
– Maclain had returned believing that his signature was accepted. It was not.
– Campbell of Glenlyon took a group of soldiers who were hosted by the MacDonald clan, not knowing they were there to kill them. On February 12th, they attached after being hosted for over 10 days.
Climate of Glencoe
Over 90 inches of rain a year
Golf Stream brings warm waters across Atlantic to United Kingdom
Cooler in Scotland in Summer (cooling effects of the sea, similar to West Coast of Michigan)
Glencoe Climate
9-18°C (48-65°F) Average July/August Temperature Range
Average 23 days per month of precipitation in July and August
Glencoe Business
Tourism Hiking Mountain Climbing Natural Beauty &
Photography Inns & Pubs
Attractions
Get your camera ready...
Activities
Walks and hikes from a 1/4 mile to 5 miles or more
Massacre Monument Glencoe Folk Museum Pubs and Shops
St. Andrews, Scotland
Where is St. Andrews? History of St. Andrews Golf Something other than golf?
Where is St. Andrews
East Coast of Scotland
History of St. Andrews
Churches Town University Golf
Churches of St. Andrews
800’s Earliest Churches
1161 Cathedral Built/1381 Completed
1500 Restored and severely damaged– poor construction or
torn down
Now close to a dozen
Town
1140 Foundation of the City of St. Andrews
Population:– 1500 - 4,000– 1770 - 3,000– Current - 15,000
Railroad– 1853 Trains arrive– 1969 Railroad closed
Golf - World Famous
The Birthplace of Golf– 1350 beginnings of golf
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews– 1834 Established
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews is recognized as the governing body for the rules of golf.
Role of Royal & Ancient Golf Club
The administration of the Rules of Golf The running of the Open Championship and other
key events The operation of a private club with almost 2400
members.
In addition the R&A takes the lead with in-depth studies into key areas such as the provision of more courses, greenkeeping and conservation.
Golf - 6 Golf Courses
Old Course New Course Jubilee Course (play) Eden Course Strathtyrum Course (play) Balgove Course
The Old Course
Oldest Golf Course in the World
Over 600 years old Original course was 11
holes (played out and back)
Double greens (players going out and back)
The New Course
Opened in 1895 Increase demand for
another course (new railroad)
Also has shared fairways and double greens on 3rd and 15th holes.
Jubilee Course
Over 100 years old 18 holes between New
Course and the Sea
Eden Course
18 hole course Opened in 1914 due to
increase demand for another course
Strathtyrum Course
Opened July 1993 Links layout with 18
holes Shorter and fewer
bunkers
Balgove Course
Opened 1972 9 hole course Designed for children
and beginners Once had a rule that an
adult could only play the course when attending with a child.
Tour/Discussion
History and structure of St. Andrews 6 courses
Tournament hosting Challenges: maritime climate, pesticides,
fertilizers, environmental issues Tour of some of the courses Change to play one of the courses (Jubilee or
Strathtyrum)
Need to Know
Head Count of golfers– Need to know how many in the group will be
golfing to make reservations– Jubilee £40.00 (~$57.00) or Strathtyrum £20.00
(~ $28.00)– Clubs, shoes and trolleys can be rented at the
course
St. Andrews Univerisity
Oldest University in Scotland (1411) Ben Franklin attended and graduated from
St. Andrews University 3 of the 12 signatures on the Declaration of
Independence were St. Andrews graduates The dollar sign ($) was said to be invented
at the university by John Bain
University
1410 Teaching began– 1876 - 130 students
– 1986 - 3,600 students
– today - 4,500 students
University is throughout the town of St. Andrews
Climate of St. Andrews
Average 26 inches of rain a year
Still get precipitation, just not the quantity as the east coast
Weather can be affected by the main European continant
St. Andrews Climate
9-19°C (48-68 ° F) Average July/August Temperature Range
21-22 days a month with precipitation
Attractions
St. Andrews Botanic Garden
Cathedral University Crawford Arts Center British Golf Museum
Activities
Lammas Fair, town centre funfair with
fairground rides and market stalls – (August 8-12)
Museums Ruins
Yes - Snow at St. Andrews
Glencoe Websites
http://www.glencoescotland.com/index.htm http://www.visit-glencoe.com/ http://www.glencoe-scotland.net/
St. Andrews Websites
http://www.saint-andrews.co.uk/ Virtual Tour
– http://www.saint-andrews.co.uk/Tour/intro.htm
http://www.st-and.ac.uk/ http://www.randa.org/home/default.sps http://www.standrews.org.uk/ http://www.st-and.ac.uk/standrews/botanic/ http://www.britishgolfmuseum.co.uk/