Brechin Castle
Brechin Castle is a castle in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. 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.Photo: Kylemunro1, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brechin Cathedral and Gardner Memorial Church, Damacre Road, Brechin.
Brechin Cathedral
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brechin Cathedral is a Scottish Church building which dates from the 13th century. It is the former Cathedral of the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Brechin but has not served that function since the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. Brechin Cathedral is situated 780 feet northwest of Brechin Castle.
Gardner Memorial Church, Damacre Road, Brechin
Church
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gardner Memorial Church, Damacre Road, Brechin is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Brechin Castle.
Brechin railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brechin is a station in Angus, on the Caledonian Railway line. Brechin railway station is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Brechin Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brechin and Unthank.
Brechin
Town
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brechin is a 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.
Unthank
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unthank is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately half a mile north-west of Brechin on the B966 Brechin to Edzell road. It used to be a possession of the Barony of Spynie.
Trinity
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trinity is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately one mile north-west of Brechin on the B966 Brechin to Edzell road. It was the location of the toll house to the Strathmore turnpike, operating from 1794 to 1879.
Brechin Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.72905° or 56° 43′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.65912° or 2° 39′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C8VP8HR+J9OpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q9705138
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Brechin Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Brechingo gaztelua”
- French: “château de Brechin”
- French: “Château de Brechin”
- German: “Brechin Castle”
- Italian: “castello di Brechin”
- Italian: “Castello di Brechin”
- Japanese: “ブリキン城”
- Japanese: “ブレチン城”
- Japanese: “ブレッチン城”
- Polish: “Zamek Brechin”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Brechin”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Brechin”
- Scots: “Brechin Castle”
- Turkish: “Brechin Kalesi”
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