Excerpt from Historical and Descriptive Guide to the Abbey of AberbrothockAber, says one authority, is an Old British word signifying the fall or emptying of a lesser water into a greater, as Of a brook into a river, or river into the sea. Aber is also said to signify the mouth Of a river. The Gaelic word Aber also signifies strength, and the term has thus been applied to denote capital cities, such as Aberdeen, Abernethy, &c., The history of Arbroath must, to a great extent, be sought for in the records of its Abbey, as, previous to its erection, the history Of the place, if not fabulous, must be to a great extent matter of inference. In fact, there is no reference to its existence as a town or village earlier than the reign of King William, although the Church of St. Vigeans is mentioned as existing nearly two centuries prior to the foundation of the Abbey. The most important event in its early history was un doubtedly its choice byking William as the site of the magnificent monastery which be erected in honour of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.