Brechin
Brechin is a historic market town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. 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.
- Town with about 7,400 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 130 feet (40 metres)
- Description: city and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Brechin Cathedral and Brechin Castle.
Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Cathedral is a Scottish church building which dates from the 13th century.
Glebe Park
Glebe Park is a football stadium in Brechin, Scotland, which is the home ground of Brechin City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unthank and Trinity.
Little Brechin
Little Brechin is a village in Angus, Scotland.
2 miles northwest of Brechin
Brechin
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Latitude
56.73152° or 56° 43′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.66002° or 2° 39′ 36″ west
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Open location code
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OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Brechin” goes by many names.
BrechinAsturian
BrechinBasque
ব্রেচিনBengali
BreichinnBreton
БрихинBulgarian
BrechinCatalan
BrechinCebuano
伯莱钦Chinese
伯萊坎Chinese
布里金Chinese
BrechinDutch
બ્રેચિનGujarati
ברצ’יןHebrew
BrechinIdo
BreichinIrish
BreichinnIrish
BrechinItalian
ブリーシンJapanese
ブレチンJapanese
ブレッキンJapanese
ブレッチンJapanese
ಬ್ರೆಚಿನ್Kannada
브레친Korean
BrichinasLithuanian
БрихинMacedonian
BrechinNorwegian
BrechinNorwegian Bokmål
BrechinNorwegian Nynorsk
BrechinOccitan (post 1500)
برچینPersian
BrechinPolish
БрехинRussian
БрикинRussian
БрихинRussian
BrechinScots
BrechinnScottish Gaelic
BreichinScottish Gaelic
BreichinnScottish Gaelic
BrechinSlovenian
BrechinSwedish
பிரேசின்Tamil
బ్రెషిన్Telugu
بریچینUrdu
BrechinWelsh
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