Arbroath

Arbroath is an abandoned airfield in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Arbroath is situated nearby to the military installation RM Condor, as well as near the village St Vigeans.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include RM Condor and St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum.

RM Condor

Military installation

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RM Condor is a large Royal Marines base located near Arbroath in East Angus, Scotland. The base also houses 7 Battery Royal Artillery, part of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery. RM Condor is situated 2,600 feet west of Arbroath.

St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum

Museum

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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, located in the Angus village of St Vigeans, houses an outstanding collection of Pictish carved stones. St Vigeans, close to Arbroath, was the centre of a royal estate in the Early Middle Ages, and was of religious importance as a monastery founded in the 8th century. St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum is situated 1 mile east of Arbroath.

St Vigeans Church

Church

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St Vigeans Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving the parish of the ancient village of St Vigeans on the outskirts of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. St Vigeans Church is situated 1 mile east of Arbroath.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Vigeans and Colliston.

St Vigeans

Village

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St Vigeans is a small village and parish in Angus, Scotland, immediately to the north of Arbroath. Originally rural, it is now more or less a suburb of the town of Arbroath.

Colliston

Village

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Colliston is a roadside hamlet in Angus, Scotland that is four miles north of Arbroath on the A933 Arbroath to Brechin road, in the parish of St Vigeans.

Arbroath

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Arbroath is a small fishing port in Angus in north-east Scotland, 16 miles from Dundee, and with a population of 23,500 in 2022. It's best known for its red sandstone abbey, its local fish specialty "Arbroath Smokies", and as the scene in 1320 of Scotland's first documented assertion of independence, the Declaration of Arbroath.

Arbroath

Type: Abandoned airfield
Category: transportation
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.58085° or 56° 34′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.61519° or 2° 36′ 55″ west

Elevation

157 feet (48 metres)

Open location code

9C8VH9JM+8W

GeoNames ID

11710913

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