ST VIGEANS ARBROATH ANGUS SCOTLAND August 2017
St Vigeans is a small village and parish in Angus, Scotland, immediately to the north of Arbroath. Originally rural, it is now more or less a suburb of the town of Arbroath. The name St Vigeans is derived from Vigeanus, a Latinised form of the Old Irish name Féichín. Saint Feichin flourished in the 7th century. There is no record of his having visited what is now Scotland, but followers of his cult may have founded a monastery among the Picts at St Vigeans as early as the 8th century. This is shown by the unusual dedication, and especially by the collection of more than thirty elaborately carved stones preserved in the St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum (converted from an old cottage) in the village (Historic Scotland; key from Arbroath Abbey visitor centre). The collection includes cross-slabs, some with Pictish symbols, cross fragments, recumbents, and architectural fragments. It is one of the largest and finest in Scotland of its period, and includes stonework dating from the 8th-12th centuries. Most of the stones were recovered from the parish church, into whose walls they had been incorporated as building rubble during the Middle Ages, during 19th-century 'restoration' work. Further fragments remain in the church's walls. A monastic context for the St Vigeans' sculptures is suggested by some of the stones showing representations of clerics and patristic scenes. The so-called Drosten Stone features a much-analyzed Hiberno-Saxon inscription.The presence of a formerly important, but moribund or redundant, monastic establishment at St Vigeans may have led William I of Scots to found nearby the Tironensian monastery of Arbroath Abbey, the former monastery's lands being donated to the new foundation. St Vigeans Church served as parish church to the inhabitants of Arbroath up to the Reformation. Built of the local red sandstone, it was a large and impressive example of a Scottish medieval parish kirk. Its situation on top of a prominent, steep-sided mound (presumably of glacial origin, though doubtless 'improved' by landscaping) is striking. Dating in part from the 12th century, but largely 15th century in date, the church unfortunately underwent a drastic 'restoration' in the late 19th century which, while it uncovered many Pictish fragments, also replaced most of the original architectural features of the church. It retains its internal round-pillared arcades, but all the doors and windows were renewed, so their original appearance has been lost. The western tower was also heightened and 'improved' by adding a castellated top and cap-house. The 18th-century headstones in the kirkyard, some of which are notably well carved, are interesting examples of folk-art, characteristic of Angus. There was once a legend that the kirk was built with stones used by an enslaved Kelpie, and for several years the local congregation would not enter the kirk during certain services for fear the building would collapse due to the Kelpie's curse. The 17th-century bridge across the Brothock Burn
The old village of St Vigeans consisted of a single street of red sandstone cottages flanking the foot of the church mound. These have been attractively restored and are well maintained. The Brothock Burn runs past the village and so through Arbroath (formerly Aberbrothock [and variants]), and is crossed by a bridge of 17th-century origin. The village lacks a shop or post-office, but does have a large public hall.
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Elgin Museum Collection Highlight: Kinneddar Pictish Stone
Janet Trythall, Vice-President of The Moray Society and volunteer at Elgin Museum, talks about her favourite object from the Museum's collection – a Pictish stone from Kinneddar (Drainie) (ELGNM: 2009.11) classified as Class II (by the Romilly & Allen classification scheme). The stone is sandstone, carved on one face with a cross. The cross is decorated with an ornamented central boss, and traces of other ornamentation can be seen on the arms. In the panels surrounding the cross are more “traditional” Pictish symbols: (clockwise from bottom left) a comb symbol, a possible mirror, and fragments of key patterning.
In 1953, the ruins of the first Drainie Church were cleared to make way for a new RAF runway. The removed stones were deposited in the grounds of Gordonstoun School. This particular stone was single out as being of importance in 1965. It was loaned to Elgin Museum in 1994 and formally donated to the Museum in 2009.
This film was made possible thanks to the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, and was produced as part of Elgin Museum's Year of History, Heritage & Archaeology 2017 programme of events.
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Scotland Creates: Museum nan Eilean - Do you dare visit?
This film was made by Ruairidh Macleod and Zoee Macinnes, young volunteers at Museum nan Eilean, as part of the Scotland Creates project.
Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Creative Scotland, Scotland Creates gives young people aged 16-24 years old the chance to work with five partner museums and other creative organisations. One of the aims of the project is to encourage young people to use technology to connect, collaborate and get creative. So we asked volunteers from each of the five partners to create a short film to promote their museum to other young people.
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NEAR WHEEDLEMONT FARM, YOU WILL FIND TWO MEGALITHS WHICH WERE PROBABLY ERECTED BY OUR NEOLITHIC ANCESTORS. ONLY ONE STILL STANDS. THE TWO WHINSTONE MEGALITHS ARE SITUATED ON A SOUTH SLOPING TERRACE. BEAUTIFUL VIEWS CAN BE SEEN TO THE EAST OF THE ABERDEENSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE.
LIKE THE NEAR BY ‘UPPER ORD’ STONES, WHEEDLEMOND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE REMAINS OF A STONE CIRCLE. MANY MEGALITHIC STONE CIRCLES ARE FOUND IN NE SCOTLAND. THE PROMINENT TRIANGULAR SHAPED WHEEDLEMONT HILL IS CLEARLY SEEN IN THE DISTANCE. I FEEL THERE IS A CONNECTION WITH THIS HILL AND THE TWO MEGALITHS.
WHEEDLEMONT HILL’S GAELIC NAME (CNOC CAILLICHE) TRANSLATES AS ‘THE WITCHES HILL’ OR ‘THE OLD WIFES HILL’. ON THE SUMMIT IS AN OVAL SHAPED FORT WITH A 3M WIDE NORTH EAST ENTRANCE. THE MIGHTY TAP O’ NOTH HILL IS OUT OF SIGHT, PROBABLY HIDDEN BEHIND THE TREE PLANTATION.
THE STANDING STONE IS OVER 2.5M HIGH X 0.5M THICK, WITH CHOCKING STONES AT THE BASE. THIS UPRIGHT RESEMBLES A HOODED FIGURE IF VIEWED FROM A CERTAIN ANGLE (A COMMON THEME WITH STANDING STONES). THE FIGURE SEEMS TO BE FACING ‘THE WITCHES HILL’.
25M AWAY IS THE FALLEN MEGALITH WHICH LIES ON A PILE OF SMALLER STONES.
PERHAPS THESE TWO STONES AND THE CLOSE BY ‘UPPER ORD’ SETTING, MAY HAVE BEEN A PROCESSIONAL AVENUE LIKE AT AVEBURY. ANOTHER STONE CALLED ‘THE CRAW STANE’ IS NEARBY.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS FROM PREHISTORY. THEY ERECTED THESE FASCINATING MEGALITHIC SITES, WHICH WE CAN STILL VISIT TODAY.
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Old postcards of Victoria Park and Springfield Park in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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SCOTLAND ARBROATH ABBEY
A walk about of Arbroath Abbey, indoors and outdoors.
The new Vistors Center alone is a great place to visit.
The 12th Century Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey.
King William gave the Abbey independence from its mother church and endowed it generously, including income from 24 parishes, land in every royal burgh and more. The Abbey's monks were allowed to run a market and build a harbour. King John of England gave the Abbey permission to buy and sell goods anywhere in England (except London) toll-free.
The Abbey, which was the richest in Scotland, is most famous for its association with the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, believed to have been drafted by Abbot Bernard, who was the Chancellor of Scotland under King Robert I.
Since 1947, a major historical re-enactment commemorating the Declaration's signing has been held within the roofless remains of the Abbey church. The celebration and many other events are now run by the Arbroath Abbey Time Themes a local charity, and tells the story of the events which led up to the signing. This is not an annual event; the most recent performances have been in August 2000 and 2005 but more are planned. However, a special event to mark the signing is held every year on the 6th of April and involves a street procession and short piece of street theater.
The Abbey fell into ruin after the Reformation. From 1590 onward, its stones were raided for buildings in the town of Arbroath. This continued until 1815 when steps were taken to preserve the remaining ruins.
On Christmas Day 1950, the Stone of Destiny was stolen from Westminster Abbey. On April 11, 1951, the missing stone was found lying on the site of the Abbey's altar.
In 2005 The Arbroath Abbey campaign was launched. The campaign seeks to gain World Heritage Status for the iconic Angus landmark that was the birthplace of one of Scotland's most significant documents, the Declaration of Arbroath.[2] Campaigners believe that the Abbey's historical pronouncement makes it a prime candidate to achieve World Heritage Status. MSP Alex Johnstone wrote Clearly, the Declaration of Arbroath is a literary work of outstanding universal significance by any stretch of the imagination In 2008, the Campaign Group Chairman, Councillor Jim Millar launched a public petition to reinforce the bid explaining We're simply asking people to, local people especially, to sign up to the campaign to have the Declaration of Arbroath and Arbroath Abbey recognised by the United Nations. Essentially we need local people to sign up to this campaign simply because the United Nations demand it.
An historic monument in the royal burgh of Arbroath, Angus, Arbroath Abbey was originally founded for the grey-clad monks of the order of Tiron in 1178 by King William the Lion.
It was St Thomas of Canterbury's apparent supernatural intervention in the capture of King William at Alnwick in 1174 that prompted him to establish the abbey after his return from imprisonment in Normandy.
The presbytery at the east end was the first part of the building completed by the king's death in 1214 and it was here that William the Lion was buried 19 years before the final consecration of the abbey in 1233.
The Declaration of Arbroath, which confirmed the nobility's support of Scottish independence of English domination, was signed at the abbey in 1320.
The abbey is maintained by Historic Scotland, who built a major new visitor centre which opened in 2001. This cost £1.8 million and is of a modern design, yet sympathetic to the existing structure of the abbey.
The centre provides extensive displays and allows interpretation of the abbey remains and explains the significance of the Declaration of Arbroath.
Abbey Arbroath Angus Scotland
Tour Scotland video the Abbey on rainy day ancestry visit to Arbroath, Angus. This Scottish Abbey was built in 1178 by King William the Lyon to commemorate the death of his friend, Thomas Beckett. It housed monks of the Tironensian order. The Declaration of Arbroath was issued from here in 1320 and it was actually a letter written by a group of Scottish nobles to the Pope in Rome. It was produced in the light of the struggle by the Scots to retain their independence in the face of an assault by England.
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A Pictish stone is a type of monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs.A few have ogham inscriptions.Located in Scotland, mostly north of the Clyde-Forth line and on the Eastern side of the country, these stones are the most visible remaining evidence of the Picts and are thought to date from the 6th to 9th century, a period during which the Picts became Christianized.The earlier stones have no parallels from the rest of the British Isles, but the later forms are variations within a wider Insular tradition of monumental stones such as high crosses.
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