East Kirkton Road

East Kirkton Road is a bus stop in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. East Kirkton Road is situated near The Elms Cemetery (abandoned site), as well as near Kirkton Community Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum and Arbroath Abbey.

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 3,300 feet east of East Kirkton Road.

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 Abbey is situated 1¼ miles southeast of East Kirkton Road.

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 3,300 feet east of East Kirkton Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Vigeans and 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.

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.

Elliot

Hamlet

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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 2 miles south of East Kirkton Road.

East Kirkton Road

Type: Bus stop
Category: transport
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.57407° or 56° 34′ 27″ north

Longitude

-2.60588° or 2° 36′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C8VH9FV+JM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 562695757

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Elms Cemetery (abandoned site) and Kirkton Community Garden.

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Places to explore: Campbell Crescent and East Kirkton Housing.

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