Arbroath Signal Tower

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Arbroath Signal Tower is a historic maritime signal and communications building in the coastal town of Arbroath, Scotland, now preserved as a museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
maritime museum
signal tower
architect Robert Stevenson
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWith Bell Rock Lighthouse
category Category A listed buildings in Angus
Lighthouse shore stations
Maritime museums in Scotland
Museums in Angus, Scotland
convertedTo museum
coordinates 56.559°N 2.587°W
country Scotland
distanceTo Bell Rock Lighthouse
formerUse accommodation for lighthouse keepers
communications hub for Bell Rock Lighthouse
storage for lighthouse supplies
hasExhibit displays on Bell Rock Lighthouse
displays on local maritime history
nautical instruments
hasFunction communications centre for shipping
shore station for Bell Rock Lighthouse
signal station
hasPart courtyard
former accommodation rooms
signal tower building
hasView Arbroath Harbour
surface form: Arbroath harbour entrance

North Sea
hasWebsite https://www.angus.gov.uk/visit_angus/museums/signal_tower_museum
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
inception 1813
locatedIn Angus
Arbroath
locatedNear Arbroath Harbour
surface form: Arbroath harbour

North Sea
locatedOn North Sea coast
maintainedBy Angus Council Museums Service
materialUsed stone
municipality Angus Council
surface form: Arbroath and District
openToPublic true
operatedBy Angus Council
ownedBy Angus Council
region East coast of Scotland
significance one of the earliest purpose-built lighthouse shore stations
use maritime museum

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Forfarshire containsHistoricSite Arbroath Signal Tower