Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some 16 miles (26 km) east-northeast of Dundee and 45 miles (72 km) south-southwest of Aberdeen.
Arbroath from the south
Drosten Stone
Ruined Arbroath Abbey, built from local red sandstone
Arbroath Town House
A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs.
Falkland in Fife, created a royal burgh in 1458
Burghs by 1153