Arbroath

Arbroath is a railway stop in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Arbroath is situated nearby to the sports venue Shotz Pool and Snooker, as well as near the church RCCG Shepherd’s House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arbroath railway station and Arbroath Abbey.

Arbroath railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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 Abbey is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Arbroath.

Inverbrothock Parish Church, James Street, Arbroath

Church

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Inverbrothock Parish Church, James Street, Arbroath is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Arbroath.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arbroath and St Vigeans.

Arbroath

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Elliot

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elliot is a coastal hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland, on the westernmost edge of Arbroath on the A92 road. The Elliot Water reaches the North Sea at Elliot. Elliot is situated 1½ miles southwest of Arbroath.

Arbroath

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.55944° or 56° 33′ 34″ north

Longitude

-2.58913° or 2° 35′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C8VHC56+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 26669316

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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