Editing Arbroath (section)

==Geography==
At {{Coord|56|33|31|N|02|34|58|W|type:city}}, Arbroath lies on the [[North Sea]] coast, {{convert|17|mi|km}} north-east of [[Dundee]], within the [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]] region. Geologically, it sits predominantly on [[Old Red Sandstone]]. Lower-lying parts were below sea level until after the last Ice Age.<ref name='1911forfarshire'>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Forfarshire |volume=10 |pages=660–662}}</ref>

Arbroath lies {{convert|98|mi|km}} north-east of [[Glasgow]], {{convert|50|mi|km}} south-west of [[Aberdeen]] and {{convert|77|mi|km}} from [[Edinburgh]]. Neighbouring villages of [[St Vigeans]], [[Carmyllie]], [[Friockheim]], [[Colliston]] and [[Inverkeilor]] are taken as part of Arbroath for council representation, and along with [[Carnoustie]] share its 01241 telephone area code.

=== Brothock Water ===
A burn (or stream) named Brothock Water flows through the town from [[St Vigeans]] parallel to the railway line, before turning to meet the North Sea at Danger Point immediately east of the harbour. Flax and jute mills congregated alongside the stream in the 19th century to use the water for their steam-powered machinery. Much of its course within the town is open but some parts have been built over. The burn and its environs form a green artery between residential areas and along with the railway line divides the town, east to west. Data collected by the Brothock Water monitoring station from 1990 onwards shows the water level to normally range between {{Convert|0.4|m|ft}} and {{Convert|1.2|m|ft}}. The highest recorded level of {{Convert|1.67|m|ft}} was reached on 2 November 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEPA Water Levels - Brothock Water @ Arbroath |url=https://www2.sepa.org.uk/waterlevels/default.aspx?sd=t&lc=14922 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=[[Scottish Environment Protection Agency]]}}</ref> A £12 million publicly funded scheme to reduce flows in Brothock Water to protect parts of the town at risk from flooding was developed by Angus Council and the [[Scottish Environment Protection Agency]]. The works, completed in December 2022, included the creation of flood storage areas at Dammy Meadows and north of the town.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2022 |title=Floods in Scotland, UK, November 2022 |url=https://www.efas.eu/en/news/floods-scotland-uk-november-2022 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Copernicus EMS - European Flood Awareness System}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arbroath (Brothock Water) Flood Protection Scheme |url=https://www.angus.gov.uk/flooding/arbroath_brothock_water_flood_protection_scheme |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=Angus Council |language=en}}</ref>

===The shoreline===
South west of the harbour lies an area of craggy rocks with a large number of rock pools exposed at low tide. Rocks, boulders and shingle extend for about nine hundred metres to Arbroath West Links (or Elliot) beach. This gently sloping beach is of mixed sand and pebbles and the sea here is a designated bathing water site of about {{Convert|1.3|km|mi}} in length. The main access to the beach is via a slipway, but there are also steps down from the coastal path. Depending on the tide, the width of the beach can vary from twenty to two hundred metres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2020 |title=Bathing Water Profile for Arbroath (West Links) |url=https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/39203/arbroath-west-links-bathing-water-profile.pdf |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=Scottish Environment Protection Agency}}</ref>

Arbroath (or Seaton) cliffs rise about {{Convert|1|mile|km}} north east of the harbour. Whiting Ness at the end of the King's Drive promenade is an example of geological angular [[unconformity]]; a coarse conglomerate of late [[Devonian]] upper red [[sandstone]] overlies early Devonian lower red sandstone.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Browne |first=M A E |title=Whiting Ness, Angus: The Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain |url=https://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/d156c160-558d-4855-9927-6066e183045e/gcr-v31-old-red-sandstone-c3.pdf |access-date=8 February 2023 |publisher=British Geological Survey |page=166}}</ref>

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