Brechin
Categories: Scotland geography stubs | Angus | Towns in Scotland
- For other uses, see Brechin (disambiguation).
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 7,200 |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for NO600600 |
| Administration | |
| Council area: | Angus |
| Nation: | Scotland |
| Other | |
| Lieutenancy area: | Angus |
| Traditional county: | Forfarshire (Angus) |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | BRECHIN |
| Postcode: | DD9 |
| Dialling code: | 01356 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Angus |
| Scottish Parliament: | North Tayside |
| European Parliament: | Scotland |
Brechin is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. The town is well known for the tenth century Brechin Cathedral. For many years it was considered a city because of its status as the seat of a diocese of the Episcopal Church of Scotland although it is actually a town as it lacks a city charter. However, the football club is still known as Brechin City. The 2001 census recorded Brechin's population as 7 199.
Also in the burgh is the Pictavia exhibition on the Picts, a museum and a station on the Caledonian Railway (Brechin).