Brechin

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Brechin (BREE-kin, /ˈbriːxɪn/; Scottish Gaelic: Breichin) 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 (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 on the A90 between the cities. It is the fourth largest settlement of Angus, with a population of 7,186 in 2022. In the centre of Brechin is a small museum in the Brechin Town House, and an award-winning tourist attraction, the Caledonian Railway. Along with the cathedral and round tower, part of the chapel of Brechin's Maison Dieu or hospital survives from the Middle Ages. The Maison Dieu was founded by William de Brechin before 1267, with an older source indicating a founding about 1256 since the charter was witnessed by Albin, who was Bishop of Brechin from 1247 to 1269. William de Brechin made a second grant of a "right of a road" in 1267.