The Underhill Journal

Found the following on the BBC website.


Plea for Abbey world recognition

Arbroath Abbey
The Arbroath Abbey was founded in 1178

Abbey's powerful past
A historic Scottish abbey is the perfect candidate for World Heritage status, according to campaigners.

Arbroath Abbey is where the Declaration of Arbroath was drafted in 1320, which urged the Pope to recognise Scotland's independence.

The campaigners feel the document was so important in shaping ideas across the world that it meets the United Nation's World Heritage criteria.

The rest of the article about Arbroath Abbey can be read here.