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Arbroath Abbey

Arbroath Abbey is an abbey in Arbroath. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Look also at St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, 1.7 km away, first of 14 more within 15 km.

Photo: Arbroath Abbey, Bubobubo2 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Arbroath

inside the locality

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Arbroath

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Arbroath

Arbroath Abbey is inside Arbroath’s locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Arbroath has 141 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Afternoons in Arbroath are warmest in July and August, at 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar9° / 2°44 mm

Apr11° / 4°45 mm

May14° / 6°53 mm

Jun16° / 9°60 mm

Jul19° / 11°68 mm

Aug18° / 11°79 mm

Sep16° / 9°52 mm

Oct13° / 6°82 mm

Nov10° / 3°72 mm

Dec7° / 2°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Arbroath, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Arbroath. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Arbroath’s full climate →

About

Arbroath Abbey

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 13 languages.

Arbroath’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: in Arbroath
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/arbroath-abbey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The way to Arbroath Abbey

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Arbroath Abbey is the orange one.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Among the 8, Dundee is the biggest, home to 147,365 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Arbroath

23,487 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 11 km southwest of it

Carnoustie

11,373 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 17 km southwest of it

Monifieth

9,356 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 19 km north of it

Montrose

11,241 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Arbroath Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Arbroath	It’s in town	23,487	9
Carnoustie	11 km southwest of it	11,373	1
Monifieth	17 km southwest of it	9,356	4
Montrose	19 km north of it	11,241	7
Brechin	19 km north of it	7,180	9
Forfar	21 km northwest of it	13,774	7
Tayport	22 km southwest of it	3,967	16
Dundee	25 km southwest of it	147,365	32

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Arbroath Abbey

Choose from 14 places within 15 km, such as 5 castles and 3 museums.

Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum1.7 km away 2

MuseumSignal Tower Museum900 m away 3

CastleColliston Castle5.9 km away 4

CastleEthie Castle7.1 km away 5CastleCastleGardyne Castle10 km away 6CastleCastleGuthrie Castle12 km away 7CastleCastleRed Castle11 km away 8

Museum · National Trust for ScotlandBarry Mill13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Arbroath Abbey

Where is Arbroath Abbey?

Arbroath Abbey is in Arbroath, Angus, inside the town’s locality.

What is Arbroath Abbey?

Abbey in Arbroath, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Arbroath Abbey?

July and August are the warmest months in Arbroath, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Arbroath Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Arbroath Abbey?

Within 15 km: St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum (1.7 km), Signal Tower Museum (900 m), Colliston Castle (5.9 km) and Ethie Castle (7.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Arbroath Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Signal Tower Museum: Heligoland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colliston Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ethie Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barry Mill: Scott MacDonald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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