Brechin Tourist Information |
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The old city of Brechin, dating back over 1,000 years, stands proudly on the South Esk, and is built on the side of a steep hill. Today an ancient atmosphere clings to the worn red stones of this part of the town. This is where the valley of Strathmore, famed for producing the county's finest soft fruits, meets the snow-capped and rugged Grampian mountains, which serve as a backdrop for this historic cathedral city. The history of this area reaches back much further than when the bishop granted permission for a weekly market in the 12th century - for the Picts, the first inhabitants in this once wild corner of Scotland, got here first. This Celtic race left their mark on this part of Angus, with Pictish stones Standing at the very heart of this small city is the cathedral and although the former monastery has now gone, a classic 11th century round tower remains - one of only two on the Scottish mainland. In the town you will find a fragment of the Maison Dieu Chapel, a former alms house. Brechin castle, on the edge of the city and separated from the cathedral by a trickling burn, withstood a siege in 1303 and stands within a fine park. On Sundays during the summer, the echo of the Caledonian railway wakens the town, when the train steams between the handsome Victorian station and nearby bridge of Dun.
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Attractions near Brechin
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House of Dun
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This beautiful Georgian house, overlooking the Montrose Basin nature reserve, was designed by William Adam in 1730. |
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Edzell Castle & Garden
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This is a remarkable and very beautiful complex, with a late-medieval tower house incorporated in to a 16th century courtyard mansion. |
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Arbroath Abbey
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Arbroath Abbey consists of the substantial ruins of a Tironensian monastery, founded by William the Lion in 1178 and intended as his own burial place. |
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Self Catering near Brechin
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Situated in the ancient Vale of Strathmore, which divides the Grampian Mountains from the Sidlaw Hills, the traditional red sandstone row of Littleton of Airlie cottages, are approached through a quiet, working farmyard. |
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St James Cottage is a historic fishermans cottage (listed building) built at the beginning of the 19th century when Broughty Ferry was a fishing village. |
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