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NARRATIVE
ON PRINT - The Round O - A St. Catherine
wheel window, twelve feet in diameter, in
the upper part of the gable of the south transept
of the Abbey. It was placed over the altar
of St. Catherine, which stood in the south
transept. This prominent window is so associated
with Arbroath in the minds of its townsmen
that its name—the Round O—is
occasionally used as a name for the town.
The window, which can be seen a long way off
at sea, is a welcome landmark to sailors and
fishermen. On the road from Beechwood to St.
Vigeans, at a point near the road leading
to Letham House, the Bell Rock Lighthouse,
fourteen miles distant, can be seen through
the centre of the Round O. (Notes
by George Hay, 1883)
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