Arbroath On This Day

<p>Arbroath is a remarkable Scottish town. It can be one of the coldest places in Christendom when the wind is coming from the wrong direction as anyone who has ever been to a cricket match at Lochlands at the start of the season can testify and it has often been a source of wonder to many visiting supporters that Gayfield has not been swept away by the angry North Sea.</p><p>The town punches away above its weight in terms of history. The Declaration much quoted and indeed misquoted from by enthusiastic rather than meticulous historians is a study in itself and one leaves it to medieval historians to mull over its significance and of course the Stone of Destiny made an appearance at Arbroath Abbey as well - and many people feel that it should have been allowed to stay there. </p>