Arbroath

British

/ ɑːˈbrəʊθ /

noun

a port and resort in E Scotland, in Angus: scene of the barons of Scotland's declaration of independence to Pope John XXII in 1320. Pop: 22 785 (2001)

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Officers had been called to the Elliot Industrial Estate in Arbroath shortly after midnight on Monday.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The family of a nine-year-old girl who died after being found seriously injured on an industrial estate in Arbroath said they are "devastated" at her loss.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

She also began it by saying: "I take this oath only so that I can serve the people of Arbroath & Broughty Ferry."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

His SNP colleague Stephen Gethins, who was also elected to Holyrood in May, had to give up his Arbroath and Broughty Ferry seat at Westminster.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

None whatever, except that I think I saw her take to the east, in the way to Arbroath.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton

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