Arbroath Abbey

abbey in Arbroath, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organization abbey Q630683
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Arbroath Abbey

Summary

Arbroath Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arbroath Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Arbroath Abbey is located in Angus[4].
  • Arbroath Abbey is located in Arbroath and St Vigeans[5].
  • Arbroath Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Arbroath Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[7].
  • Arbroath Abbey's founder is recorded as William, king of Scotland (William the Lion)[8].
  • Arbroath Abbey took place at Arbroath[9].
  • Arbroath Abbey's postal code is recorded as DD11 1EG[10].
  • Arbroath Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Arbroath Abbey[11].
  • 1178 marks the founding of Arbroath Abbey[12].
  • Arbroath Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[13].
  • Arbroath Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.5625, 'lon': -2.5822222222222}[14].
  • Arbroath Abbey's dedicated to is recorded as Thomas Becket[15].
  • Arbroath Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/arbroath-abbey/[16].
  • Arbroath Abbey's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[17].
  • Arbroath Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].
  • Arbroath Abbey's associated electoral district is recorded as Arbroath and Broughty Ferry[19].
  • Arbroath Abbey's historic county is recorded as Angus[20].

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Founding

Arbroath Abbey's founder is recorded as William, king of Scotland (William the Lion)[8]. 1178 marks the founding of it[12].

Why It Matters

Arbroath Abbey ranks in the top 9% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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