Brechin Round Tower

Brechin Round Tower is a tower in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Brechin Round Tower is situated nearby to the church Brechin Cathedral, as well as near the community center Cathedral Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brechin Cathedral and Brechin Castle.

Brechin Cathedral

Church

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brechin Cathedral 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.

Brechin Castle

Photo: Kylemunro1, Public domain.

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. Brechin Castle is situated 770 feet southeast of Brechin Round Tower.

Glebe Park

Stadium

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glebe Park is a football stadium in Brechin, Scotland, which is the home ground of Brechin City. Glebe Park opened in 1919. The ground had just one portable stand, which had been used at the Perth agricultural show. Glebe Park is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Brechin Round Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brechin and Unthank.

Brechin

Town

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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 Round Tower

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tower, tourism, and historic site
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.73062° or 56° 43′ 50″ north

Longitude

-2.66166° or 2° 39′ 42″ west

Height

85 feet (26 metres)

Open location code

9C8VP8JQ+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 636898718

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=round_tower

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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