Tayside - Medieval abbeys and monasteries
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William the Lion, King of Scotland, was a close friend of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. When William decided to establish a Tironensian abbey at Arbroath in 1178, he dedicated the abbey to Becket. In so doing, he was thumbing his nose at Henry II of England, at whose instigation Becket was killed in 1170. A new abbey at Arbroath, on the Angus coast, also served to strengthen the king's influence in the north of his fractious kingdom.
Arbroath,
Tayside,
Scotland, DD11 1EG
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Heritage Highlight: The Declaration of Arbroath was written here - perhaps the most important document in Scottish history
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Restenneth Priory was founded around the year AD 710. In that year the Pictish King Nectan, or Nechtan, wrote to Ceolfrid, Abbot of Wearmouth, asking for aid to resolve differences between the Celtic and Catholic church in his territory. He also asked for masons to help build a stone church.
Forfar,
Tayside,
Scotland, DD8 2SZ
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Heritage Highlight: Pre-1100 base of the tower is among the oldest stone buildings in Scotland
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