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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWER NOOK HOTEL [Arbroath] | Tower Nook Hotel Tower Nook Hotel Tower Nook Hotel |
Sign Board Mr. J. Anderson, Writer Mr. D. Miller, Writer |
046 | [Situation] On the west side of High Street A Second Class Hotel situated on the West side of the High Street, [near] its northern end; it takes its name from the old Tower of the Abbey. It is occupied by Mrs Herald. |
| REGALITY TOWER | Regality Tower Regality Tower Regality Tower |
Mr. David Miller Mr. J. Anderson History of Arbroath |
046 | [Situation] On the east side of High Street. This is the Old Tower of the Abbey of Aberbrothock, and is supposed to have been used as a prison, Keep, or place of Confinement when the Abbey flourished. It is still in tolerable preservation and is popularly known by the name of " Tower Nook" |
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[Page] 38Town of Arbroath -- Sheet 46.11 No. 24 Trace 4
Regality Tower [note]
"At the north-west corner and close upon the High Street of the burgh of Arbroath stands a large
tower twenty-four feet square and about 70 feet high. This was in the days of its feudal and ecclesiastical
supremacy, the dungeon or Keep of the Abbey and the prison of its lordship or regality. It is now better
known by the colloquial appellation of the "Tower Nook". The walls are of great strength and thickness and
are supported by large buttresses at the corners. Within are two vaults, to which ingress had been gained
by trap or folding doors through the roof. The door now cut in at the base of the tower is of modern
date. Over the vaults there are two light apartments. In connection with the Regality Prison and on the
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