Arbroath Abbey Ruins Scotland Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The substantial ruins of a Tironensian monastery, founded by William the Lion in 1178, who is buried in Arbroath Abbey. Arbroath Abbey is famously associated with the Declaration of Arbroath of 1320, which asserted Scotland`s independence from England. Parts of the abbey church and domestic buildings remain, notably the gatehouse range and the abbot`s house.