Arbroath Abbey

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Arbroath Abbey is a historic Scottish monastery famous as the site where the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, asserting Scotland’s independence, was drafted.

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Arbroath Abbey canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
historic site
ruined abbey
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
associatedWith Scottish independence
First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
buildingMaterial red sandstone
burialPlaceOf William I of Scotland
surface form: King William I of Scotland
city Arbroath
completedInCentury 13th century
constructionBegan 1178
country Scotland
dedicatedTo Saint Thomas Becket
documentDraftedAt Declaration of Arbroath
documentLanguage Latin
founded 1178
foundedBy William I of Scotland
surface form: King William I of Scotland
founder William I of Scotland
surface form: William the Lion
function monastery
royal mausoleum
governedBy Church of Scotland (post-Reformation use of site)
hasPart abbey church
abbot’s house (remains)
chapter house
cloister
twin towers (ruined)
west front
hasVisitorCentre yes
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
Scheduled monument
interpretiveFocus Declaration of Arbroath
locatedIn Angus
Arbroath
east coast of Scotland
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
near North Sea coast
notableEvent Declaration of Arbroath
notableEventDate 1320
notableFor medieval monastic architecture
role in Scottish national identity
openToPublic true
originalDenomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ownership Crown
region Angus, Scotland
religiousOrder Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order
status ruin
suppressedDuring Scottish Reformation
suppressionCentury 16th century
touristAttraction yes

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Forfarshire containsHistoricSite Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath hasLandmark Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath hasReligiousSite Arbroath Abbey
William I of Scotland burialPlace Arbroath Abbey
William I of Scotland founded Arbroath Abbey
Declaration of Arbroath placeOfIssue Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath Harbour near Arbroath Abbey
Tironensian Order hadAbbey Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath Beach hasNearbyAttraction Arbroath Abbey