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ARBROATH BOAT BUILDERS
The ship builders at Arbroath busy on a boat.
Arbroath harbour littered with lobster nets.
Arbroath is an ancient port with origins dating back to Pictish times. It entered recorded history with the founding of Arbroath Abbey in 1174. There was a wooden pier at Arbroath by 1194, and the first harbour, know as the Abbot's Harbour, dated from 1394. Arbroath's name comes from its position at the mouth of the Brothock Burn: it is a shortened form of Aberbrothock. The town's name has since reached a world-wide stage for two very different reasons. In April 1320 the Abbot of Arbroath, Bernard de Linton, drafted the Letter of Arbroath, thought by many to be the most important document in Scottish history. This was a letter written to Pope John XXII on behalf of Robert the Bruce, and signed by most of the great and good of 14th Century Scotland.
It asked the Pope to put pressure on Edward II of England to recognise Robert as the legitimate King of Scotland; and it also asked him to remove the excommunication that had been placed on Robert after he had murdered the Red Comyn in a Dumfries church in 1306. Arbroath is also renowned as the home of the Arbroath Smokie. These are pairs of haddock tied at the tails and smoked over burning hardwood chips in 1.5m square barrels. This process still takes place in any number of back street smokeries close to Arbroath's harbour: and the delicious product can be sampled from the many traditional fishmongers still operating in the town. The good news is that under European Law the Arbroath Smokie has been given the same protection as Champagne: if they don't come from Arbroath they can't be called Arbroath Smokies.
ARBROATH BOAT BUILDERS
The ship builders at Arbroath busy on a boat.
Arbroath harbour littered with lobster nets.
Arbroath is an ancient port with origins dating back to Pictish times. It entered recorded history with the founding of Arbroath Abbey in 1174. There was a wooden pier at Arbroath by 1194, and the first harbour, know as the Abbot's Harbour, dated from 1394. Arbroath's name comes from its position at the mouth of the Brothock Burn: it is a shortened form of Aberbrothock. The town's name has since reached a world-wide stage for two very different reasons. In April 1320 the Abbot of Arbroath, Bernard de Linton, drafted the Letter of Arbroath, thought by many to be the most important document in Scottish history. This was a letter written to Pope John XXII on behalf of Robert the Bruce, and signed by most of the great and good of 14th Century Scotland.
It asked the Pope to put pressure on Edward II of England to recognise Robert as the legitimate King of Scotland; and it also asked him to remove the excommunication that had been placed on Robert after he had murdered the Red Comyn in a Dumfries church in 1306. Arbroath is also renowned as the home of the Arbroath Smokie. These are pairs of haddock tied at the tails and smoked over burning hardwood chips in 1.5m square barrels. This process still takes place in any number of back street smokeries close to Arbroath's harbour: and the delicious product can be sampled from the many traditional fishmongers still operating in the town. The good news is that under European Law the Arbroath Smokie has been given the same protection as Champagne: if they don't come from Arbroath they can't be called Arbroath Smokies.