Arbroath Signal Box

Arbroath Signal Box is a building in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Arbroath Signal Box is situated near the government office Bruce House, as well as near Knox’s Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Arbroath Abbey and Arbroath railway station.

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 1,300 feet east of Arbroath Signal Box.

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 980 feet south of Arbroath Signal Box.

Inverbrothock Parish Church, James Street, Arbroath

Church

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Inverbrothock Parish Church, James Street, Arbroath is situated 640 feet east of Arbroath Signal Box.

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

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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.

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 Signal Box.

Arbroath Signal Box

Type: Building
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.56201° or 56° 33′ 43″ north

Longitude

-2.58877° or 2° 35′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C8VHC66+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1379102788

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=signal_box

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bruce House and Knox’s Church.

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Places to explore: Arbroath Level Crossing and Morrisons Cafe.

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