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	Arbroath Abbey Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Arbroath Abbey is signposted in the centre of Arbroath.
		Arbroath Abbey is located close to the centre of the town of Arbroath, which is itself on the coast 17 miles north east of Dundee.
		The overwhelming sense is of an oasis in the centre of Arbroath, in which the red of the stone contrasts perfectly with the green of the mown grass.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /arbroath/arbroathabbey/index.html (994 words)

	Angus Council \| Local History \| Historic Buildings \| Arbroath Abbey
		King William the Lion founded the Arbroath Abbey in 1178 in honour of the murdered St. Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury.
		The function of Arbroath and every other Abbey was to provide an ordered way of life based on the Gospel’s teachings under which the monks could serve God and sanctify their souls.
		In 1590 Arbroath Town Council granted the stones and timbers from the old dormitory to be used to build a proper church.
	www.angus.gov.uk /history/features/buildings/arbabbey.htm (491 words)

	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Arbroath Abbey
		Of course, the abbey provided accommodation for the monks and the abbot's house is one of the best preserved parts of the building today - mainly because it was put to a number of practical uses after the Reformation and the dissolution of the Catholic church in Scotland in the 16th century.
		Arbroath Abbey suffered both natural disasters and destruction at the hands of invading armies and Protestant zealots during and after the Reformation.
		Arbroath is on the east coast, in the county of Angus, less than 20 miles from Dundee.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisit_arbroath.htm (1376 words)

	Arbroath Abbey
		A Tironensian[?] abbey founded in 1178 by King William the Lion in honour of Saint Thomas a Becket, murdered in 1170.
		This is run by a local group, the Arbroath Abbey Pageant Society, and tells the story of the events which led up to the signing.
		It had been taken from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day, 1950 and a massive, but unsuccessful, search for it had been undertaken in the intervening months.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ar/Arbroath_Abbey.html (184 words)

	Bellrock.org.uk : Arbroath : Abbey of Aberbrothock
		Arbroath lies some 14 miles to the south of Brechin, the “Ancient City” - the Heartland of the Picts, famous for its round tower (dating from the 10th century).
		King William the Lion founded the Abbey in 1178, and, although not completed until 1233, the building was sufficiently advanced to receive the remains of its Royal founder King William when he died in 1214.
		Even by this time, the Abbey ruins had become a convenient quarry for the local townspeople, and it is well known that much of old Arbroath was built from the fallen masonry.
	www.bellrock.org.uk /arbroath/arbroath_abbey.htm (474 words)

	Arbroath Abbey: History and images
		Arbroath Abbey is located close to the centre of the town of Arbroath which is on the coast 17 miles north east of Dundee.
		The Declaration of Arbroath was a letter written to Pope John XXII on behalf of Robert the Bruce, and signed by most of the great and good people of 14th Century Scotland.
		Arbroath Abbey's later history was never as glorious as it had been at the moment of the Declaration of Arbroath.
	www.scotlandinargentina.com.ar /arbroathing.htm (669 words)

	Arbroath - Inside Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Arbroath is the largest of the Angus towns, its main feature being the fine abbey completed in 1233.
		Arbroath Abbey was the setting for the signing of the famous Declaration of Independence on April 6th, 1320.
		First founded by William the Lion in 1178 arbroath Abbey was originally a Cluniac priory until taken over by Tironesian monks in 1233, the Abbot's House contains a headless effigy which is believed be that of William the Lion.
	www.dundeemessenger.co.uk /travel/scotland/arbroath.htm (243 words)

	News
		Arbroath Abbey is in Arbroath town centre on the A92.
		The Abbey was founded in 1178 for monks of the Tironensian order by King William the Lion.
		The Abbey is famous for its connection with the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath in which Scottish nobles swore their independence from England.
	www.historic-scotland.gov.uk /news-full-article.htm?articleid=22056 (323 words)

	FOOTBALLCRESTS.COM - Arbroath FC
		Arbroath FC is perhaps best known for its participation in a football match that took place in 1885.
		The Abbey was founded in 1178 while in 1320 it was the venue for the signing of the 'Declaration of Arbroath' (which resulted in Scottish independence from England).
		Arbroath FC is notable for being owned by around 200 of its season-ticket holders.
	www.footballcrests.com /arbroathfc.htm (221 words)

	Arbroath Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Arbroath Abbey was founded by King William I of Scotland in 1178 and constructed over several decades from red sandstone mined locally.
		The high point in the Abbey's history came in 1320, when Abbot Bernard wrote the Declaration of Arbroath, a letter imploring Pope John XXII to recognise Scotland as an independent country against the claims of the English.
		The Declaration is one of the earliest expressions of freedom and democracy in history, and was later used as a model for the American Declaration of Independence.
	members.aol.com /forfreedomalone/abbey.htm (158 words)

	The Declaration of Arbroath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Arbroath is a large town on the east coast of Scotland, 17 miles from the city of Dundee.
		It is dominated by its Abbey, where Abbot Bernard was the author of the famous Declaration of Arbroath in 1320.
		The ruins of the Abbey dominate the centre of the town, and indeed part of the original fabric can be seen elsewhere in Arbroath.
	members.aol.com /forfreedomalone/arbroath.htm (143 words)

	The Declaration of Arbroath, or Scottish Declaration of Independence
		In 1178 William founded the Abbey of Arbroath which was dedicated to Thomas à Becket who had been murdered by Henry II in 1170.
		The Abbey was later to be place where the famous "Declaration of Arbroath" was signed in 1320 by the Scottish nobles in the time of Robert the Bruce.
		The Arbroath Abbey became the burial place of William the Lion when he died in 1214.
	www.the-declaration-of-arbroath.net /william_lion_2.html (577 words)

	Arbroath Abbey & Mary, Queen of Scots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Arbroath Abbey is famous for being the site of the Declaration of Arbroath, a document addressed to the Pope in 1320 and in which the Scots rebelled against English domination and swore allegiance to the excommunicated Robert the Bruce.
		Arbroath Abbey was built in 1178 by William the Lyon to commemorate the death of his friend, Thomas Beckett.
		After the Reformation in 1561 though, this great abbey became a quarry and much of the stone was used to build important buildings in the town, like the tolbooth.
	www.marie-stuart.co.uk /Castles/Arbroath.htm (420 words)

	Arbroath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arbroath Abbey was founded by King William the Lion in 1178 for monks of the Tironensian order from Kelso Abbey.
		In 1807 Arbroath became the base of operations for the building of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
		Auchmithie, three miles north-east of Arbroath, is a small village whose residents originally earned a precarious living by fishing for lobster and crab.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arbroath (1913 words)

	Hotels in Arbroath Scotland accommodation - Arbroath hotels accommodation in Scotland UK
		Arbroath entered recorded history with the founding of Arbroath Abbey in 1174.
		Arbroath is also renowned as the home of the "Arbroath Smokie".
		The red sandstone ruins of Arbroath Abbey are located close to the centre of the town.
	www.kayukay.co.uk /arbroathhotels.html (382 words)

	Arbroath & District Stamp & Postcard Club
		Mr Raschke drew the Postmaster General's attention to the fact that the signing in the Abbey was on 6th April and not the 1st.
		James Chalmers was a native of Arbroath who moved to Dundee and established himself there as a bookseller, printer and publisher, eventually serving as a Town Councillor and becoming Convener of the Nine Incorporated Trades.
		These afterwards recalled their work in applying gum to the slips and clipping the sample stamps apart—for the perforation was a subsequent refinement and came from another source.
	www.scotstamps.co.uk /arbroath.htm (663 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abbey of Arbroath
		This monastery was founded on the east coast of Scotland (1178) by William the Lion, for Benedictines, and was colonized by monks from Kelso.
		The last Abbot of Arbroath was David Beaton, Archbishop of St. Andrews.
		After the Reformation the revenues were bestowed on the Hamiltons, the abbey being erected into a temporal lordship.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01686b.htm (257 words)

	Abbey Theatre Arbroath Angus
		It would seem to the citizens of Arbroath that there has always been a theatre club in the town.
		Arbroath dramatic society, as it was then called, presented their first production, the play Outward Bound, on the 27th March 1947 at the old Webster Memorial Hall.
		During the next few years the club put on two plays a season; rehearsals were in sundry public halls and members' homes; sets, props and costumes were made and stored in sympathetic sheds and garages.
	www.theabbeytheatre.org /history.asp (472 words)

	Arbroath History
		Arbroath nestles at the start of the River Tay just at the other side of the sand banks of the Tay.
		Arbroath seems to have been first used in the Mesolithic period, this is open to speculation and conjecture.
		It was from the Abbey a letter was sent to the Pope John, from the Scottish Barons, seeking Scottish Independence.
	www.angusholidays.com /history/arbroath_history.htm (1396 words)

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		The picturesque coastal town of Arbroath is a significant landmark in Scottish history.
		Today, these events are chronicled in the Historic Scotland's Arbroath Abbey Visitor Centre, which is located in the grounds of the Abbey's ruins.
		Arbroath has much to offer on a family day out, such as a trip to the miniature railway.
	www.angusanddundee.co.uk /alpha/area/places/template.cfm?ID=1 (198 words)

	Arbroath Abbey on AboutBritain.com
		Arbroath Abbey consists of the substantial ruins of a Tironensian monastery, founded by William the Lion in 1178 and intended as his own burial place.
		Parts of the abbey church and domestic buildings remain, notably the gatehouse range and the abbot's house.
		This was the scene of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath of 1320, which asserted Scotland's independence from England.
	www.aboutbritain.com /ArbroathAbbey.htm (400 words)

	Arbroath
		Arbroath is a large town on the east coast of Angus.
		It is home to the famous Arbroath Abbey where in 1320, Scotland's nobles swore their independence from England in the famous 'Declaration of Arbroath'.
		Near the harbour is the Signal Tower Museum which tells the story of Arbroath and its people while just outside Arbroath, in the village of St Vigeans, there is a small museum with a fine collection of Pictish stones.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/arbroathtown (192 words)

	Arbroath Abbey - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Being from Arbroath myself it is nice to comment on a local place with significant relevance to Scottish History.
		Arbroath is a fishing town on the east coast of Scotland 17 miles up the coast from Dundee and about 50 miles down from Aberdeen.
		We are known to most to be the home of the "Smokie" - haddock smoked in pairs over hardwood chips in square barrels and are also famous for holding the biggest win in football history against the then Bon Accord team who went on to become Aberdeen - we won...
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/arbroath-abbey (596 words)

	Young SUAT: Arbroath Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Abbey was established over 800 years ago, in 1178, by William the Lion, who was buried there in the year 1214.
		Also found were part of a gateway and part of a track that led into the Abbey precinct (the area around the Abbey buildings).
		Other craftsmen working on the abbey buildings may have also used this area, as waste material from metal-working was found.
	www.suat.demon.co.uk /youngarbroatha.htm (220 words)

	Arbroath Abbey
		An historic monument in the royal burgh of Arbroath, Angus, Arbroath Abbey was originally founded for the grey-clad monks of the order of Tiron in 1178 by King William the Lion.
		It was St Thomas of Canterbury's apparent supernatural intervention in the capture of King William at Alnwick in 1174 that prompted him to establish the abbey after his return from imprisonment in Normandy.
		Angus is famous for the historic Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, great Angus golf, walking in Angus and of course Arbroath Smokies.
	www.angusahead.com /AngusListings/TourismAttractions/ArbroathAbbey3901_O.asp (335 words)

	Tartan Week 2006 Sponsors Package - Scotland's Tartan Day
		This commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on 6 April will draw aside the mists of six and a half centuries to bring to life a vibrant, exciting and moving experience set beneath the red sandstone of Arbroath Abbey, re-enacting the splendour of the Royal Court and nobility of that time.
		To the sound of heraldic trumpets King Robert the Bruce led by knights on horseback, followed by the nobles and clergy, will process through the streets of Arbroath to the doors of the Abbey bringing to life that moment in history of those centuries ago -the signing of the Declaration.
		The Arbroath Abbey Pageant Society was founded in 1947 performed annually a Pageant depicting this great event until the mid 1950's, then periodically until 1981.
	www.scotlandstartanday.com /sponsorship_package.htm (853 words)

	THESHOPPIE.COM :: Arbroath Abbey Heritage Campaign! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The "Arbroath World Heritage Campaign" has been established with the aim to have Arbroath Abbey, site of the famous Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, recognised as a World Heritage Site under the criteria laid down by the United Nations.
		Declaration of Arbroath was not only important to Scotlandbut to the world
		I also agree that my full details will be passed to the Arbroath World Heritage Campaign in the form of a petition at some future date.
	new.theshoppie.com /arbroath/heritage (299 words)

	Hotels near Arbroath Abbey
		Hotels near Arbroath Abbey - 21 hotels from £30 per room per night.
		Situated on the edge of the Carnoustie Championship course, one of the top three golf courses in the country....
		The `Declaration of Arbroath' - declaring Robert the Bruce as king - was signed at the 12th-century abbey on 6 April 1320.
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/attr/en/1312 (351 words)

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