Eastern Cemetery
Eastern Cemetery is a cemetery in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Eastern Cemetery is situated nearby to the sports venue Saltire Sports Centre, as well as near the military installation Army Reserve Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arbroath Abbey and St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum.
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 3,200 feet south of Eastern Cemetery.
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 2,800 feet northwest of Eastern Cemetery.
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 2,700 feet northwest of Eastern Cemetery.
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 2½ miles southwest of Eastern Cemetery.
Eastern Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.57129° or 56° 34′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.58112° or 2° 34′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C8VHCC9+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 126352089OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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