NARRATIVE
ON PRINT - The Abbey Pend, as it is commonly
called, is the gatehouse of the Abbey, and
is placed at right angles to the west front
of the Church. It consisted of beautifully
groined arches. There may still be seen in
it the groove of the portcullis which defended
the entrance to the Abbey, and which has long
formed the seal of the Burgh of Arbroath.
(Notes
by George Hay, 1883)
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