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Arbroath (/ ɑːr ˈ b r oʊ θ /) or Aberbrothock (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Bhrothaig [2] [ˈopəɾ ˈvɾo.ɪkʲ]) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. [3]
Baron of Arbroath or Lord Arbroath [3] [4] is a hereditary title of nobility, originally in the Scottish peerage, that was raised to a free lordship, barony, regality and lord of parliament by royal charter back in the 17th century, [5] historically associated with the town of Arbroath in Angus, Scotland.
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. It was consecrated in 1197 with a dedication to the deceased Saint Thomas Becket , whom the king had met at the English court. [ 1 ]
Arbroath in Forfarshire was a burgh constituency that elected one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates. After the Acts of Union 1707 , Arbroath, Aberdeen , Brechin , Inverbervie and Montrose formed the Aberdeen district of burghs , returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain .
The Battle of Arbroath was fought on 24 January 1445 (or by another version in 1446) at Arbroath in Scotland between rival claimants to the post of Baillie of the Regality. [ 1 ] Background
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. The structure, which is now used as a public house, is a Category B listed building . [ 1 ]
Arbroath Town House is a municipal building in the High Street, Arbroath, Scotland. The town house, which was the headquarters of Arbroath Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building . [ 1 ]
[1] [2] Arbroath Abbey became the wealthiest and most powerful abbey in later medieval Scotland. According to the poem "The Inchcape Rock" by Robert Southey, John Gedy, then Abbot of Aberbrothok, fixed a bell to the inchcape rock in the 1300s to warn mariners of the perilous rock. The following is a list of abbots and commendators. Reginald ...