Brechin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brechin
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| Population | 7,230 (2020) |
| Demonym | Brechiner |
| OS grid reference | NO600600 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRECHIN |
| Postcode district | DD9 |
| Dialling code | 01356 |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Brechin ( Scottish Gaelic: Breichin) 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 (which continues today as an episcopal seat of the Scottish Episcopal Church), but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era. Nevertheless, the designation is often used, with examples being the City of Brechin and District Community Council, City of Brechin and Area Partnership, City of Brechin Civic Trust and Brechin City Football Club. Kinnaird Castle is nearby. Brechin is located slightly closer to Dundee than Aberdeen and is located on the A90 between the cities. It is the fourth largest settlement of Angus.
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Brechin Cathedral
The town is well known for its cathedral, with eleventh century round tower (Historic Scotland), one of only two of these Irish-style monuments surviving in Scotland (the other is at Abernethy, Perthshire). The tower was originally free-standing, but is now incorporated in the framework of the cathedral.
The cathedral has been much altered, but still contains medieval work of the 13th and 14th centuries, notably a handsome western tower and processional door.
Sport
Football
Brechin City F.C. contest in the Highland Football League at its stadium Glebe Park. Glebe Park is the only senior football ground in Europe which has a hedge along one of its perimeters. Brechin is also home to the junior football club Brechin Victoria who play at Victoria Park.
Education
Education in Brechin is managed by the Education Department of Angus Council. There is one secondary school in the area; Brechin High School and four feeder primary schools; Andover Primary school, Edzell Primary School, Maisondieu Primary School and Stracathro Primary School.
Transportation
Brechin was previously served by Brechin railway station, a terminus of several lines. It was closed to passengers in 1952, but has since reopened as part of the Caledonian Railway heritage railway. The single-carriageway bypass of Brechin was dualled and reopened in March 1994, completing the dualling of the newly numbered A90 between Perth and Aberdeen.
Notable people
- Dame Anne Begg, former Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South.
- Sir David de Brechin (d. 1320), Lord of Brechin.
- Brian Keany, artist.
- Joseph Fairweather Lamb, academic and former Chandos Chair of Physiology at the University of St Andrews.
- James McCosh Church of Scotland and Free Church minister at Brechin. Later president of Princeton University
- David Myles, former MP for Banffshire and public servant.
- Robin Orr, composer.
- Robert Watson-Watt, radar pioneer, born in Brechin.
Images for kids
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Door to Brechin Round Tower
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See also
In Spanish: Brechin para niños
