Brechin

Brechin is a town and former royal burgh in . Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese, but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brechin Cathedral and Brechin Castle.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Scottish church building which dates from the 13th century. It was the cathedral of the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Brechin but has not served that function since the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century.

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is a castle in Brechin, . The castle was constructed in stone during the 13th century. Most of the current building dates to the early 18th century, when extensive reconstruction was carried out by architect Alexander Edward for James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure, between approximately 1696 and 1709.

Stadium
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a football stadium in Brechin, , which is the home ground of Brechin City. opened in 1919. The ground had just one portable stand, which had been used at the agricultural show.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unthank and Trinity.

Hamlet
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in . It lies approximately half a mile north-west of Brechin on the B966 Brechin to road. It used to be a possession of the Barony of Spynie.

Village
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is a village in . It lies approximately one mile north-west of Brechin on the B966 Brechin to road. It was the location of the toll house to the Strathmore turnpike, operating from 1794 to 1879.

Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in . It lies approximately two miles north of Brechin on the north side of the A90 road. is situated 2 miles northwest of Brechin.

Brechin

Latitude
56.73152° or 56° 43′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.66002° or 2° 39′ 36″ west
Population
7,190
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BRC
Open location code
9C8VP8JQ+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5312776000
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2654824
Wiki­data ID
Q45848
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Brechin” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Brechin”
  • Basque: “Brechin”
  • Bengali: “ব্রেচিন”
  • Breton: “Breichinn”
  • Bulgarian: “Брихин”
  • Catalan: “Brechin”
  • Cebuano: “Brechin”
  • Chinese: “伯莱钦”
  • Chinese: “伯萊坎”
  • Chinese: “布里金”
  • Dutch: “Brechin”
  • French: “Brechin”
  • German: “Brechin”
  • Gujarati: “બ્રેચિન”
  • Hebrew: “ברצ’ין”
  • Irish: “Breichin”
  • Irish: “Breichinn”
  • Italian: “Brechin”
  • Japanese: “ブリーシン”
  • Japanese: “ブレチン”
  • Japanese: “ブレッキン”
  • Japanese: “ブレッチン”
  • Kannada: “ಬ್ರೆಚಿನ್”
  • Korean: “브레친”
  • Lithuanian: “Brichinas”
  • Macedonian: “Брихин”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brechin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brechin”
  • Norwegian: “Brechin”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Brechin”
  • Persian: “برچین”
  • Polish: “Brechin”
  • Portuguese: “Brechin”
  • Russian: “Брехин”
  • Russian: “Брикин”
  • Russian: “Брихин”
  • Scots: “Brechin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Brechinn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Breichin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Breichinn”
  • Slovenian: “Brechin”
  • Spanish: “Brechin”
  • Swedish: “Brechin”
  • Tamil: “பிரேசின்”
  • Telugu: “బ్రెషిన్”
  • Urdu: “بریچین”
  • Welsh: “Brechin”
  • “Brechin”

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