Arbroath Abbey

Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of , was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from .
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  • Opening hours:
    March 29th—September 30th: 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 1:30 PM—4:30 PM
    October 1st—March 28th: 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 1:30 PM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: abbey in Arbroath, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Abbey of Aberbrothock” and “Arbroath Abbey and associated buildings, including the Abbot’s House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Parish Church, Arbroath and Inverbrothock Parish Church, James Street, Arbroath.

Church
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St Andrew's Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland located in , . The church building was constructed in the late 1880s. is situated 350 feet west of Arbroath Abbey.

Church
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is situated 690 feet southwest of Arbroath Abbey.

Railway station
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serves the town of in . The station is 17 miles east of on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen, between and . is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Arbroath Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arbroath and St Vigeans.

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is a small fishing port in 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 .

Village
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is a small village and parish in , immediately to the north of . Originally rural, it is now more or less a suburb of the town of Arbroath.

Hamlet
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is a coastal hamlet in the county of , on the westernmost edge of on the A92 road. The reaches the at . is situated 2 miles southwest of Arbroath Abbey.

Arbroath Abbey

Latitude
56.56268° or 56° 33′ 46″ north
Longitude
-2.58243° or 2° 34′ 57″ west
Inception
1178
Open location code
9C8VHC79+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352988985
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q630683
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Arbroath Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Arbroatheko abadia”
  • Belarusian: “Арбрацкае абацтва”
  • Chinese: “安布洛斯修道院”
  • Chinese: “阿布罗斯修道院”
  • Chinese: “阿布羅斯修道院”
  • Dutch: “Arbroath Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye d’Arbroath”
  • French: “Abbaye d’Arbroath”
  • German: “Arbroath Abbey”
  • German: “Kloster Arbroath”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר ארברות‘”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Arbroath”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Arbroath”
  • Italian: “Arbroath Abbey”
  • Japanese: “アーブロース修道院”
  • Japanese: “アーブロース寺院”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arbroath Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Arbroath Abbey”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de arbroath”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Arbroath”
  • Portuguese: “Arbroath”
  • Slovenian: “Arbroath Abbey”
  • Slovenian: “Arbroathska opatija”
  • Slovenian: “Opatija Arbroath”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de arbroath”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Arbroath”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Arbroath”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Arbroath”
  • Spanish: “Arbroath Abbey”
  • Swedish: “Arbroath Abbey”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include King William the Lion and Arbroath Abbey Visitor Centre.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as St. Andrew’s Church and Hall.

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