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Arbroath congregations gather to remember the men who built the Bell Rock Lighthouse
Congregations from churches across Arbroath have joined for a special ceremony to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bell Rock Lighthouse. (...)
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Arbroath service to remember the men who gave their lives during the building of the Bell Rock Lighthouse
A ceremony for people of all faiths and churches will take place in Arbroath on Sunday in memory of those who died during the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse. (...)
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Tourists from China and India contributing to Bell Rock tourism effect
Boat trips to the Bell Rock lighthouse off the coast of Arbroath are providing Angus with a tourism boost with visitors from as far as China and Brazil flocking to the town. (...)
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Dougie MacLean to perform in Arbroath as part of Year of Light celebrations
One of Scotland's most popular musicians is to perform in Arbroath as part of the Bell Rock Lighthouse 200th anniversary celebrations, in what is being described as a coup for the town. (...)
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Glenfarg Folk Club sending Bell Rock Lighthouse tribute to Brazil
Members of a Perthshire folk club are to give a copy of a song about the Bell Rock Lighthouse off Arbroath to a Brazilian couple who flew 6000 miles just to see the structure. (...)
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Sell-out talk will shed light on building of Bell Rock lighthouse
Organisers have been blown away by the demand for seats for an Arbroath lecture on the Bell Rock Lighthouse. (...)
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Princess Anne shows support for Bell Rock Lighthouse celebrations
The Princess Royal made a secret trip to the Bell Rock Lighthouse last week to mark Arbroath's Year of the Light celebrations. (...)
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Bell Rock Lighthouse celebrations hail the Scot who tamed nature
The Bell Rock Lighthouse has been described as "proof that man could tame nature" by author Bella Bathurst, who has been leading the 200th anniversary celebrations in Edinburgh. (...)
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Arbroath RNLI crew take the plunge to raise funds for Sink or Swim
It might have been warmer and calmer than the North Sea, but the distance was just as tough, as the crew of Arbroath lifeboat swam 22 miles — the distance from the town's from the harbour to the Bell Rock lighthouse and back — to mark the RNLI's national SOS Day and to celebrate the bicentenary of Robert Stevenson's masterpiece. (...)
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Year of the Light: Arbroath ready to mark 200 years of the Bell Rock Lighthouse
The Bell Rock Lighthouse, 11 miles off the coast of Arbroath, is considered one of the world's greatest feats of engineering. Next week will see the bicentenary of Robert Stevenson's landmark first shining across the North Sea, and Jennifer Cosgrove discovered more about a whole year of celebrations to mark the occasion. (...)
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Spectacular show promised to mark beginning of Year of the Light
A fireworks display to officially open the Year of the Light Festival in Arbroath is expected to attract more than 2000 people. (...)
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BBC documentary to mark Bell Rock lighthouse's 200th anniversary
The eyes of Scotland will be on Arbroath next month with a BBC documentary set to air and major events planned to mark the bicentenary of the Bell Rock lighthouse. (...)
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It's Sink Or Swim for Arbroath RNLI's Year of the Light fund-raiser
The crew of the Arbroath lifeboat are to swim the 22 miles from the harbour to the Bell Rock lighthouse and back to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Robert Stevenson's masterpiece. (...)
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Website benefiting from worldwide interest in Bell Rock Lighthouse
A website dedicated to the history of the Bell Rock lighthouse has received hits from over 165 countries in the run-up to the 200th anniversary of Robert Stevenson's masterpiece. (...)
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National Library of Scotland to celebrate Bell Rock's bicentennial
The National Library of Scotland has signed up to be involved in the Arbroath Year of the Light, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the country's most famous lighthouse. (...)
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Princess Anne to hold reception to celebrate Bell Rock anniversary
The Princess Royal is to hold a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bell Rock lighthouse. (...)
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Royal light illuminates Bell Rock celebration
The Princess Royal's involvement in the 200th anniversary of the Bell Rock lighthouse will ensure the celebrations become an international event, it was claimed. (...)
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Touring Historic Scotland's St Andrew's Day treasures
As Historic Scotland prepares to mark St Andrew's Day by offering free access to a number of its properties next weekend, Grant Reid takes a tour of some of the treasures on our doorstep. (...)
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Light shines on 200-year-old Bell Rock lighthouse
On February 1 it will be 200 years since the Bell Rock lighthouse first warned passing vessels of the reef lurking below the waves 11 miles out from Arbroath harbour. (...)
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Bell Rock Lighthouse featured in national museum's Shining Lights exhibition
The Bell Rock Lighthouse 11 miles off the Arbroath coast — and one of the wonders of the engineering world — is featured in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. (...)
