St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, Arbroath

Name: St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum
Address: Arbroath, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1241 433739

#6 among attractions in Arbroath

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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, Arbroath

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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, located in the Angus village of St Vigeans, houses an outstanding collection of Pictish carved stones. St Vigeans, close to Arbroath, was the centre of a royal estate in the Early Middle Ages, and was of religious importance as a monastery founded in the 8th century. The present-day St Vigeans Church was built in the 12th century, on a 40-foot mound. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°34'37"N, 2°35'25"W

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Arbroath United Kingdom

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+44 1241 433739

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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arbroath Abbey, St Vigeans Church, St. John's Methodist Church, St Andrew's Parish Church.

1.1 miS
12th-century ruins and abbot's house
Arbroath Abbey, Arbroath
28 min walk • Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey.
~20 ftE
Church
St Vigeans Church, Arbroath
1 min walk • St Vigeans Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving the parish of the ancient village of St Vigeans on the outskirts of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.
1.2 miS
Church
St. John's Methodist Church, Arbroath
32 min walk • St John's Methodist Church, on Ponderlaw Street, Arbroath, Scotland, was founded by John Wesley on 6 May 1772. The nave is octagonal and the church has been nicknamed Totum Kirkie from 'totum', an eight-sided spinning top, and 'kirk', the Scottish word for church.
1 miS
Church
St Andrew's Parish Church, Arbroath
26 min walk • St Andrew's Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland located in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. The church building was constructed in the late 1880s. In 2007 the church underwent extensive refurbishment, funded by donations from the congregation and a grant from the Church of Scotland. The current minister is the Rev.
1.2 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Arbroath
31 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Scottish Episcopal Church, in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. It is part of the Diocese of Brechin.
1 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Lochlands Park, Arbroath
26 min walk • Lochlands Park or Lochlands is a cricket ground in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Arbroath United Cricket Club since 1887.