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Arbirlot (Gaelic: ''Obar Eilid'') is a village in a rural parish of the same name in Angus, Scotland. The current name is a contraction of Aberelliot - mouth of the Elliot.〔''Statistical Account of Scotland'', edited by Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, Edinburgh 1791-99〕 It is situated west of Arbroath. The main village settlement is on the Elliot Water, 2.5 miles from Arbroath. There is a Church of Scotland church and a primary school. The school lies 1 mile further west in the approximate geographic centre of the parish. A nature trail by the Elliot Water links Arbirlot with the former railway junction of Elliot on the Angus Coast. Arbirlot holds host to a spectacular 23 foot waterfall. == History == There is extensive evidence of prehistoric occupation of the Arbirlot area. The First Statistical Account refers to the recent demolition of a "druidical temple" in the parish, the finding of a "Pictish crown", and the presence of numerous stone cairns.〔 Historic Environment Scotland's Canmore database interprets the reference to the "druidical temple" as possibly referring to a stone circle and based on place-name evidence gives a possible location near to Cairncortie in the north-west of the parish.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://canmore.org.uk/site/34705/arbirlot )〕 The Second Statistical Account mentions the finding of many stone arrowheads in the parish.〔''New Statistical Account of Scotland'', General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , Edinburgh 1834-45〕 There is a cup and ring marked boulder near Craigend.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://canmore.org.uk/site/80348/craigend )〕 There are cropmark indications of a possible Roman marching camp to the west of Grahamston Cottages. The current manse garden contains a standing stone (illustrated) with what are thought to be medieval carvings. The stone was retrieved from the foundations of the parish church during re-building works in 1831. Kelly Castle (sometimes Kellie Castle or Auchterlony Castle),〔RCAHMS Canmore Database - see External Links〕 which overlooks the Elliot Water, comprises a four-storey tower of the late 15th or early 16th Century, set within a 19th-century courtyard. It was a stronghold of the Mowbray family until forfeited to the Stewarts in the early 14th century and was restored from a semi-ruined state 〔 by the Earl of Dalhousie in the 19th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries Arbirlot was principally occupied by handloom weavers and farmers, Arbirlot once had a meal mill, a slaughterhouse, two schools, a post office, a savings bank, an inn, a parish library as well as a number of shops.〔〔 The parish is believed to be the original home of Clan Elliot, which was transplanted in the Scottish Borders to defend the newly crowned Robert the Bruce's Scotland from English invaders through an intricate network of peel towers. The Elliots joined the clans of Armstrong, Scott, Douglas, Kerr, Nixon, Hepburn and Maxwell in this effort. ''The Border Reivers'' and other titles such a ''Outlaws of the Marshes'' are most informative about the Elliots and their exploits after leaving the Arbirlot parish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arbirlot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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