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Arbroath Abbey
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
. It was
consecrated
in 1197 with a dedication to the deceased
Saint Thomas Becket
, whom the king had met at the
English
court. It was William's only personal foundation — he was buried before the high altar of the church in 1214.
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