King William the Lion
King William the Lion is a tomb in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. King William the Lion is situated nearby to Arbroath Abbey, as well as near the ruins Abbot’s House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arbroath Abbey and St Andrew’s Parish Church, Arbroath.
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.
St Andrew’s Parish Church, Arbroath
Church
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland located in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. The church building was constructed in the late 1880s. St Andrew’s Parish Church, Arbroath is situated 390 feet west of King William the Lion.
Inverbrothock Parish Church, James Street, Arbroath
Church
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Inverbrothock Parish Church, James Street, Arbroath is situated 710 feet west of King William the Lion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arbroath and 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.
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 2 miles southwest of King William the Lion.
King William the Lion
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, tomb, and historic site
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.56258° or 56° 33′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.58227° or 2° 34′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C8VHC79+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 6657300658OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arbroath Abbey Visitor Centre and Abbot’s House.
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