* 1951 – The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey.

The signing of the Declaration of Arbroath at Arbroath Abbey in 1320 marked Scotland's establishment as an independent nation.

Notable historic sites in addition to Arbroath Abbey include the world famous Glamis Castle, Arbroath Signal Tower museum and the Bell Rock Light House.

* Arbroath Abbey, place of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath

Arbroath Abbey, showing distinctive sandstone colouring.

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.

The Abbey, which was the richest in Scotland, is most famous for its association with the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, believed to have been drafted by Abbot Bernard, who was the Chancellor of Scotland under King Robert I.

The celebration and many other events are now run by the Arbroath Abbey Timethemes a local charity, and tells the story of the events which led up to the signing.

In 2005 The Arbroath Abbey campaign was launched.

MSP Alex Johnstone wrote " Clearly, the Declaration of Arbroath is a literary work of outstanding universal significance by any stretch of the imagination " In 2008, the Campaign Group Chairman, Councillor Jim Millar launched a public petition to reinforce the bid explaining " We're simply asking people to, local people especially, to sign up to the campaign to have the Declaration of Arbroath and Arbroath Abbey recognised by the United Nations.

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Generally believed to have been written in the Arbroath Abbey by Bernard of Kilwinning, then Chancellor of Scotland and Abbot of Arbroath, and sealed by fifty-one magnates and nobles, the letter is the sole survivor of three created at the time.

The campaign seeks to gain World Heritage Status for the iconic Angus landmark that was the birthplace of one of Scotland's most significant documents, the Declaration of Arbroath.

Arbroath Abbey was founded ( 1178 ), and the bishopric of Argyll established ( c. 1192 ) in the same year as papal confirmation of the Scottish church by Pope Celestine III.

In 1320, the Declaration of Arbroath was sent by a group of Scottish nobles to the Pope affirming Scottish independence from England.

James Bowman Lindsay was born in Cotton of West Hills, Carmyllie near Arbroath in Angus, Scotland, son of John Lindsay, farm worker, and Elizabeth Bowman.

A new harbour was built in 1839 and by the 20th century, Arbroath had become one of the larger fishing ports in Scotland.

The first modern development in Arbroath was the Abbey, founded by King William the Lion in 1178 for monks of the Tironensian order from Kelso Abbey.

Arbroath was the location of the Battle of Arbroath in 1446.

Arbroath was also prominent in the manufacture of shoes and lawnmowers ; local firm Alexander Shanks supplied mowers to the Old Course at St Andrews and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

* Andy Webster ( b. 1982 ), footballer & Scotland international ( 22 caps to date ) – grew up and was educated in Arbroath, prior to his departing for clubs further afield, and his parents still reside in the town.

* on the mainline between Arbroath and Aberdeen was shut in 1967 but 42 years later in May 2009 it was reopened.

He was involved, along with Hamilton, in the removal of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1950 and its return to Arbroath Abbey.

The CSA organised the committee that published the Claim of Right for Scotland which held that it was the Scottish people's right to choose the form of government that best suited them ( a long-established principle, first formally stated in the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320 ), and which also recommended the establishment of a convention to discuss this.

His father was John Currie Lauder, descended from the Lauders of the Bass, and his mother was Isabella Urquhart MacLeod McLennan, born in Arbroath to a family from the Black Isle.

Colliston Castle, near Arbroath, Scotland, was built in 1545 by Cardinal Beaton, abbot of Arbroath Abbey.

The estate was granted to John Guthrie and Isabella Ogilvy, his wife, by Cardinal David Beaton, Abbot of Arbroath and Archbishop of St Andrews, on 25 July 1544.

From 1590 onward, its stones were raided for buildings in the town of Arbroath.

* Abbot of Arbroath, for a list of abbots and commendators

* Declaration of Arbroath Scottish Archives for Schools ( run by the NAS )

While there is evidence for settlement of the area now occupied by the town that dates back to the Iron Age, Arbroath's history as a town begins in the High Middle Ages with the founding of Arbroath Abbey in 1178.

Material taken from postholes from an enclosure at Douglasmuir, near Friockheim, about five miles north of Arbroath have been radiocarbon dated to around 3500 BC The function of the enclosure is unknown, but may have been for agriculture or for ceremonial purposes.

Arbroath became moderately well known for jute and sailcloth production, with 34 mills employing 1400 looms and producing over one million yards of osnaburg cloth and 450, 000 yards of sailcloth in 1875.

The SRSM has been active, not only campaigning for Scottish independence via the Independence First initiative, but by its annual 1320 Declaration of Arbroath Rallies, annual Glencoe Rallies, John MacLean commemoration and campaigning at a grassroots level.

1968-1969 season Ian Reid went to Arbroath, Hugh Gilshan went to St Mirren Danny Burke went to East Fife and Jim McDonald to Leicester. the following season Ally Hunter went to Celtic and played for the full Scotland team.

Scottish cuisine includes Arbroath Smokie and Haggis ; Irish cuisine features the Ulster fry and Irish Stew and Welsh cuisine is noted for Welsh rarebit.

In the reigns of Máel Coluim IV and William, burghs were added at Inverness, Banff, Cullen, Auldearn, Nairn, Inverurie, Kintore, Brechin, Forfar, Arbroath, Dundee, Lanark, Dumfries and ( uniquely for the west coast ) Ayr.

At Stranraer, the Arbroath goal was pummelled for much of the match and the Lichties spent much of the second half down to 10 men after Craig Tully had been red carded.

Across the Tay Road Bridge, the A92 continues along the east coast past Monifieth, Carnoustie, Muirdrum, Arbroath, Montrose, Inverbervie and the Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve before terminating at Stonehaven where it merges with the A90 15 miles south of Aberdeen, this section acting mainly as a coastal tourist route for traffic bound for the Granite City.

The abbacy may have been held by Áed ( called Hugo or Eggu and other Latinised forms ), son of Gille Míchéil, but the lay-abbacy is first attested when Áed's son Orm is confirmed in possession of abbacy by King William of Scotland in the 1170s, in condition for making concessions favorable to the King's new monastic establishment at Arbroath Abbey.

45 Cdo RM deployed to Norway for the first of many winters in 1971, which coincided with a move of the unit from Stonehouse, Plymouth to the old Naval Air Station, RNAS Arbroath ( now RM Condor ) in Arbroath, Scotland, where the unit still remains.