Cliffburn

Places of Interest

Arbroath Abbey

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Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey.

Arbroath railway station

Railway station

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Arbroath railway station serves the town of Arbroath in Angus, Scotland. The station is 17 miles east of Dundee on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen, between Carnoustie and Montrose.

St John’s Methodist Church

Church

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St John's Methodist Church, on Ponderlaw Street, Arbroath, Scotland, was founded by John Wesley on 6 May 1772. The nave is octagonal and the church has been nicknamed Totum Kirkie from 'totum', an eight-sided spinning top, and 'kirk', the Scottish word for church.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

Auchmithie

Village

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Auchmithie is a small fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath. It sits atop a cliff of red sandstone conglomerate of Devonian date, approximately 120 feet above a shingle beach. Auchmithie is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cliffburn.

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