Signal Tower Museum

The Signal Tower is a museum in the coastal town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Email: signal.tower@angus.gov.uk
Type: Museum
Description: Museum in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Arbroath Signal Tower Museum”
Address: Lady Loan, Arbroath, DD11 1PU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gayfield Park and Arbroath railway station.

Gayfield Park

Stadium

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Gayfield Park, commonly known as Gayfield, is a football stadium in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League team Arbroath F.C. Gayfield Park is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Signal Tower Museum.

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. Arbroath railway station is situated 1,800 feet north of Signal Tower Museum.

Arbroath Lifeboat Station

Building

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Arbroath Lifeboat Station is located at the harbour town and former Royal Burgh of Arbroath, on the North Sea coast, 16 miles northeast of Dundee, in Angus, Scotland. Arbroath Lifeboat Station is situated 400 feet northeast of Signal Tower Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arbroath and Elliot.

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.

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. St Vigeans is situated 1½ miles north of Signal Tower Museum.

Signal Tower Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.55462° or 56° 33′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.58636° or 2° 35′ 11″ west

Operator

Angus Council

Open location code

9C8VHC37+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1296573142

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7512699

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In Other Languages

“Signal Tower Museum” goes by many names.

German: “Arbroath Signal Tower Museum”
German: “Signal Tower Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inchcape Park and Arbroath Child & Family Centre.

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