Brechin is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. The town is well known for its 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 Brechin Cathedral. The cathedral has been much altered, but still contains medieval work of the 13th and 14th centuries, notable a handsome western tower and processional door. Tra… (More on Brechin)