Brechin Cathedral

Brechin Cathedral

The cathedral church of the Holy Trinity in Brechin, Scotland, belongs to the 13th century. It is in the Pointed style, but suffered maltreatment in 1806 at the hands of restorers, whose work, however, disappeared during the restoration completed in 1902. The western gable with its flamboyant window and Gothic door and the massive square tower are all that is left of the original edifice. The modern stained glass in the chancel is reckoned amongst the finest in Scotland.

Round Tower

Immediately adjoining the cathedral to the southwest stands the Round Tower, built about 1000. It is 86 ft. high, has at the base a circumference of 50 ft. and a diameter of 16 ft., and is capped with a hexagonal spire of 18 ft., which was added in the 15th century. This type of structure is somewhat common in Ireland, but the only Scottish examples are those at Brechin, Abernethy in Perthshire, and Egilsay in the Orkneys.

ee also

*Brechin

References

* "Brechin Cathedral and Round Tower", Lumina Technologies, July, 2005

External links

* [http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/features/buildings/brechcat.htm Brechin Cathedral]
* [http://www.brechincathedral.org.uk/content/sub_page.php?page_id=33&sub_id=49 Brechin Cathedral Round Tower]
* [http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/blvisitbrechin.htm Brechin Round Tower]
* [http://www.brechincathedral.org Brechin Cathedral WebSite]


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