Churchyard, Arbroath Abbey is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 October 1971. Monument.
Churchyard, Arbroath Abbey
- WRENN ID
- riven-zinc-wren
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Angus
- Constituency
- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry MP: Lara Bird (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1971
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NO 643 413
- Coordinates
- 56.56312, -2.58222
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The churchyard at Arbroath Abbey features an oblong structure with a pedimented top, which is topped by a carved panel. Inside, there are two grave slabs from the 16th century, both set within a moulded frame. This structure is dated 1694.
Local climate
Churchyard, Arbroath Abbey sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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