Editing Arbroath (section)

===Medieval history===
[[File:Arbroath Abbey1.jpg|left|thumb|Ruined [[Arbroath Abbey]], built from local red [[sandstone]]]]
The recorded history of Arbroath begins with the foundation of the [[Arbroath Abbey|Abbey]] by King [[William the Lion]] in 1178 for monks of the [[Tironensian]] order from [[Kelso Abbey]]. It was consecrated in 1197 with a dedication to Saint [[Thomas Becket]], as the King's only personal foundation; he was buried within its precincts in 1214.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911 |inline=y |wstitle=Arbroath |volume=2 |page=339}}</ref> The Abbey was not finally completed until 1233.<ref name="Miller1860">{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=D. |title=Arbroath and its abbey, or the early history of the town and abbey of Aberbrothock including notices of ecclesiastical and other antiquities in the surrounding district |year=1860 |url=https://archive.org/details/arbroathanditsa00millgoog |page=[https://archive.org/details/arbroathanditsa00millgoog/page/n156 140]
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King John, also in the 13th century, exempted Arbroath from "toll and custom" in every part of England except London.<ref name="EB1911"/>

On 6 April 1320 the [[Parliament of Scotland|Scottish Parliament]] met at Arbroath Abbey and addressed to the [[Pope John XXII|Pope]] the [[Declaration of Arbroath]], drafted by the Abbot of the time, [[Bernard of Kilwinning|Bernard]]. This detailed the services which their "lord and sovereign" [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert the Bruce]] had rendered to Scotland and eloquently affirmed Scots independence.<ref name="doa"/>

The [[Battle of Arbroath]] in 1446 came after a series of clashes between the Chief Justiciary of Arbroath, Alexander Lindsay, third Earl of Crawford and Bishop [[James Kennedy (bishop)|James Kennedy]] of St Andrews, which resulted in Lindsay sacking the bishop's lands and burning his properties. Lindsay was [[excommunication|excommunicated]] and it was felt this conflicted with his role as Chief Justiciary. The monks of Arbroath Abbey selected Alexander Ogilvy of Inverquharity as his replacement and the insult led to pitched battle in the town, leaving 500 dead, including Lindsay and Ogilvy. Large parts of it were destroyed in the aftermath by the Lindsay family.<ref name="lindsays">A. Jervise, 1853 [https://archive.org/details/historyandtradi00jervgoog/page/n321 <!-- pg=303 quote=barony of panbride. --> The history and traditions of the land of the Lindsays in Angus and Mearnes, with notices of Alyth and Meigle], Sutherland & Knox, Edinburgh.</ref>

The abbey soon fell into disuse and eventual disrepair after its dissolution at the [[Scottish Reformation|Reformation]]. The roof lead is rumoured to have been used in the 16th-century civil wars and the stonework plundered for housebuilding in the town. The ruins were a popular site for travellers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Finally in 1815, they were taken into state care. They are now administered by [[Historic Scotland]].<ref name="brhisabb"/>