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10a - Aberbrothick Abbey, Angusshire

Courtesy of National Library of Scotland | CC BY 4.0

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1790

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National Library of Scotland

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https://digital.nls.uk/97134288

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A watercolour of Arbroath Abbey, Angus, this painting shows the remnants of the main building. It says ‘5 July 1790’, and is identified as number 11. The red sandstone used in the construction of the abbey is quite distinct in this drawing. It came from the cliffs located in the north-east area of the town The ruined towers probably formed the west end of the abbey's nave. King William the Lion founded Arbroath Abbey in 1178. Initially set up for a group of monks of the Order of Tiron (an offshoot of the Benedictine Order), the abbey is famous as the location where the Scottish nobles signed the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, which proclaimed Scotland's right to self-determination._x000D_
Collective title: Hutton Drawings > [Volume 1] > Angus_x000D_
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CC BY 4.0

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Courtesy of National Library of Scotland

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Arbroath Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

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