Arbroath
The origins of Arbroath date back to the time of the Picts, but the town first appeared in the historical records when Arbroath Abbey was founded in 1178. The abbey was believed to have been built upon the site of an earlier religious building known as the monastery of St Vigeans. The first wooden pier jutted out into the water here in 1194 and since then the town has been known as a harbour town, the first real harbour called Abbot’s Harbour was built in around 1394. The name of…
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