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  Brechin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Burgh of Brechin is a burgh in Angus, Scotland.
Brechin was the birthplace of Robert Watson-Watt, an important pioneer in the early development of radar.
Brechin was the mother church of the provinces of Angus and Mearns, a centre from which the Culdee monks went out to minister to the local communities.
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 Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Brechin Cathedral and Round Tower
There may have been a church in the Brechin area as early as the beginning of the 8th century but there is certainly evidence for a church in the early 9th century in the form a Pictish cross-slab, known as the St Mary stone, which is still preserved in the present cathedral.
This document states that Kenneth II "gave the great city of Brechin to the Lord" and a stone carving in the cathedral dated from the early 11th century represent a bishop (with a typical Celtic crozier or staff of a bishop of the Céli Dé.
The tower at Brechin is 86 feet to the wallhead and over 106 feet to the apex of the octagonal cap-house (which replaced a conical one in the late 14th century.
www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitbrechin.htm   (675 words)

  
 Brechin Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Brechin is usually only glimpsed in passing by travellers on the main A90 from Dundee to
Brechin is a town with a considerable history: even its football club has been around since 1906.
Brechin's most famous son was Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the inventor of effective radar in the years before World War Two.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /brechin/brechin/index.html   (570 words)

  
 John Gall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Brechin had many inns and public houses and other drinking establishments, but the only ones being posting hotels on the Aberdeen-to-Edinburgh route were the Swan and the Crown.
Around one mile north of Brechin the ground slopes steeply upwards for one quarter of a mile and at the top of the hill John would have known he was passing his cottage with his pregnant wife and three children inside.
Smith to Brechin in search of the cattle: saw stots again and when found; saw one of the stots in the area behind the Tolbooth and Courthouse at Brechin and knows it to be his.
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 Stranraer 2-0 BrechinBrechin City Football Club. Website for fans of The Lions.
City made the long trip south to Stranraer in what was a must win game for the visitors if they are to somehow pull themselves off of the bottom of the table but even the most optimistic supporter would have said before the match, “We’re doomed!”.
It was a cruel blow for City as the shot would not have troubled Craig Nelson had it not been for Scott Walker’s intervention.
City, despite being two down, were by no means out and started putting pressure on the hosts who took their foot off the pedal a little.
www.brechin.vitalfootball.co.uk /matchrep.asp?a=14183   (801 words)

  
 stirlingalbion.com (Powered by Invision Power Board)
Stirling Albion suffered their first league defeat of the season when they were outplayed by a Brechin City team which appears to be starting to justify their pre season tag of promotion favourites.
Brechin were playing some tidy football but the final pass tended to go astray.
Brechin were starting to dominate the game and a good run by Byers ended with Rowe clearing the danger.
www.stirlingalbion.com /brechincity161004.htm   (1070 words)

  
 Brechin City Football Club
City should have had the game sewn up at half time but only went in one up.
Brechin put in a battling performance to defeat Ayr United at Somerset Park this afternoon.
City supporters and especially those from afar can show their support by sponsoring a player on the club's official website.
www.brechincity.com /forums   (249 words)

  
 Brechin City pre-season friendly - Match report
Brechin then took the lead when a silly free kick was given away on the edge of the area and Fotheringham directed the ball around the wall and past Gow into the net, Brechin City 2 Arbroath 1.
Brechin nearly stole the game at the end when an attacker beat the offside trap but shot wide.
Brechin look like quite a useful side in attack and in my opinion they will do well in the 2nd division.
www.arbroathfc.org.uk /2002-3/bc.htm   (1012 words)

  
 Brechin
It was once a bishopric and still has a cathedral (although that is now a parish church), and doggedly fields a football team named Brechin City (sometimes better known as Brechin City Nil........incidentally the team plays at the only "senior" ground in the country with a hedge round it).
Brechin Castle, home of the Earls of Dalhousie is nearby as are the remains of the Maison Dieu almshouse founded in 1256.
If you are a railway buff, its worth visiting the old Brechin Railway station, now the property of a local railway preservation society (Caledonian Railway) and is the restored Victorian terminus of a stretch of line that runs from Brechin to Bridge of Dun on the edge of Montrose Basin.
www.btinternet.com /~ronald.h.miller/Web/brechin.htm   (488 words)

  
 Brechin News
BRECHIN City goals ten minutes either side of half time proved enough to end Preston Athletic's hopes of a place in the lucrative third round stage of the Scottish Cup.
BRECHIN City have named Michael O'Neill as their new manager.
BRECHIN CITY 3 Walker 16; Hannah 56 pen; Johnson 73 ROSS COUNTY 3 Djebi-Zadi 51, Webb 82, Winters 84 YESTERDAY'S First Division match between City slickers Brechin and the high-flying County set heralded the...
www.topix.net /world-soccer/brechin   (733 words)

  
 Angus Council | Local History | Museum Resources | Brechin Museum
The Brechin Museum Collection was first gathered together by Brechin Town Council and in 1846 became housed in the nearby Mechanics Institute.
Brechin Town House Museum collects objects, photographs, archive material and ephemera relating to the varied history of the city and includes fascinating background to its ancient beginnings as an ecclesiastical city of great note in Scotland.
Brechin Town Drum — This venerable drum bears the Brechin Town Arms with the inscription “Sig: cibatis de Brechin”, (symbol of the City of Brechin).
www.angus.gov.uk /history/museums/brechin/default.htm   (525 words)

  
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Retriever > Sports > Soccer > UEFA > Scotland > Brechin City F.C. The town of Brechin has been a religious centre since the days of the conversion of the Picts to Christianity and it is here that "Pictavia" visitor centre has been built.
Brechin stands on the South Esk River, facing the valley of Strathmore, with a background of hills rising gradually to the eastern Grampians.
The spired tower dates from around 1360, and the prominent Round Tower which is 87 ft. high, is one of the two examples on the Scottish mainland, is held to be 10th or 11th century work, and recalls similar examples in Ireland.
lycos.cs.cmu.edu /info/brechin.html   (315 words)

  
 Hibernian FC Official Site
Brechin came to Easter Road with almost 1,000 of an excellent Easter Road attendance in excess of 13,000 — a reflection of the great form being shown by both of these sides in the respective leagues this season.
Brechin attempted to press forward with a greater urgency and a quick flick on from Hampshire dropped into the path of Winter, who found himself in a one on one with Brown, but the Hibs keeper got there before the striker could capitalise.
Brechin were not ready to give up without a fight however, and build up between Hampshire and Byers allowed the latter to play off to King at the left hand side of the penalty area.
www.hibs.org.uk /news/more.php?id=719_0_1_0_C   (1568 words)

  
 Brechin Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
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.
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.
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.
www.aboutbritain.com /towns/brechin.asp   (452 words)

  
 The Friends of Brechin Town House Museum
The Ancient Cathedral City of Brechin is in Angus, Scotland.
The galleried room was called the Guild Hall of Brechin and was used primarily as a council chamber, but was also a venue for exhibitions and a reading room.
Brechin Town House Museum, we will look forward to developing the whole building to include an exhibitions venue and to expand the museum displays.
www.brechintownhouse.org.uk   (398 words)

  
 Clyde 5 - 1 Brechin City - Match Reports from football.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Brechin had given Clyde problems in previous matches this season and an eight-minute hat-trick just after the break by Alex Williams made sure that they would not be any problems on this occasion.
Clyde had all the pressure in the opening stages and seemed to be a yard quicker to the ball than their opponents in all areas of the park.
The home side came close on a couple of occasions before Eddie Malone began the scoring after 18 minutes.Kevin McDonald hammered a free-kick off the Brechin defensive wall and the ball bounced kindly into the path of Malone, who found the top corner of the net with a shot from the edge of the area.
www.football.co.uk /match_reports/clyde_brechin_city_731062.shtml   (390 words)

  
 Brechin City Football Club News.
City make the relatively short trip to Dens Park later this evening in which is effectively a meaningless game for both sides.
City took on high flying St Johnstone at Glebe Park this afternoon in what was a must-win game for the visitors, while it was almost a meaningless fixture for the ho...
City take on St Johnstone at Glebe Park later on this afternoon in what is a must win match for the away side.
www.brechin.vitalfootball.co.uk   (226 words)

  
 Brechin City Statistics
Brechin City's first ever competitive match took place on 18 August 1906 against East Fife at Bayview, on the same day that Bayview Park's first grandstand was opened.
The first game was played at 'Nursery Park' in Brechin (this may have been just another name for Glebe Park) on 14 March 1908 and resulted in a 1-1 draw.
In season 1953/54, City won the 'C' Division Championship and gained entry into 'B' Division at the expense of Dumbarton.
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 stirlingalbion.com (Powered by Invision Power Board)
Brechin City knocked Stirling Albion out of the Tennents Scottish Cup with a solitary Paul Ritchie goal being sufficient to put the Glebe Park outfit into the 3rd round draw.
Half way through the first period, Brechin took the lead when a cross from the right was headed past Hogarth by Paul Ritchie.
Hogarth produced a few good saves and was blameless for the goal whilst the rest of the defence played well considering Brechin have been banging in the goals lately.
www.stirlingalbion.com /brechin111204.htm   (897 words)

  
 CIS Cup Preview (Brechin City) || StranraerFC.net - Unofficial Stranraer News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Stranraer have played Brechin City a total of 91 times since the teams first met in the old Scottish Second Division in season 1955/56 (Brechin won the match 1-2, but in the same season the Blues ran out 5-2 winners at Glebe Park).
Brechin City were promoted as Third Division champions last season in a league they dominated.
Last Saturday Brechin looked a bit slow on the ball, probably due to their cup run, and were punished by Ian Harty (twice) and Michael Moore, with a consolation goal being scored by Kevin Fotheringham from the penalty spot.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s9/st12195   (747 words)

  
 Edinburgh City Football Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
City were unlucky not to force a replay with second division title hopefuls Stirling Albion when the two sides met at Meadowbank Stadium in the Tennent's Scottish Cup yesterday.
City captain Ross MacNamara stepped up and proved to be equal to the task as he fired low into the corner to put City ahead.
City enjoyed the better of the first half, but it wasn't until the 58th minute that the home side took the lead.
www.edinburghcityfc.com   (771 words)

  
 Albion Rovers v Brechin City 24-8-04
This time it was Brechin City in the 2nd round of the CIS cup.
City didn't relinquish control and missed the target by inches on more than one occasion in the dying minutes including a low Johnson shot stopped by Fahey.
White missed the target altogether for City and Jordan Smith's kick was saved then Gibson scored for Brechin and McGowan missed the last of the guaranteed 5 a side, and the count 2 each side.
www.albionrovers.com /04-05/bc24-8report.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Tayside Police - Football Grounds - Brechin City FC
The home of Brechin City Football Club is Glebe Park, which is situated off of Trinity Road (B966 Brechin to Edzell Road), map ref 599606.
The management of Brechin City Football Club earnestly request that visiting spectators refrain from parking their vehicles in the nearby Safeway store carpark.
The town of Brechin is completely bypassed by the A90 dual carriageway on the west side and there are to main arterial routes into it.
www.tayside.police.uk /football_brechin.php   (722 words)

  
 Brechin
The small city of Brechin, once an ancient market town is situated on the banks of the South Esk river.
Standing boldly in the city of Brechin is the Cathedral and a classic 11th century Round tower.
Pictavia is set in the beautiful countryside park at Brechin Castle Centre, where a model farm with rare breeds and adventure playground, ornamental lake and specially developed nature trail are just some of the attractions on offer.
www.visitscotland.com /library/brechintown   (171 words)

  
 Brechin City 25-8-01
Brechin made a storming start to the game, scoring in virtually their first serious venture upfield.
Rovers continued to have the better of things but with time running out, they conceded the goal which was to put paid to any thoughts of a recovery.
Only five minutes were left when City substitute Ben Honeyman bent to meet a cross from the left and nod the ball into the corner.
www.albionrovers.com /report-bc25-8-01.htm   (564 words)

  
 ::::Welcome To Airdrie United Football Club :: a team and a community::::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Brechin City began the match strongly and did not allow us to develop our passing game.
It took us twenty-seven minutes to break down the Brechin defence, Willie McLaren and Brian Prunty combined in front of the Penalty box, Brian then pulled away from the centre circle, with his back to the goals spun, and fired the ball passed Airdrie lad Craig Neilson in the Brechin goal.
Willie McLaren fired the corner to the far post and once again found Prunty, again with his back to goal he spun and fired and hammered the ball in to the back of the net.
www.airdrieunitedfc.com /Matchreports0506/airdrie6v0brechin.htm   (460 words)

  
 Sport Updates | News Headlines | Division 2 | Brechin City
Brechin City boss Michael O'Neill praises his side after watching them beat Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup.
Brechin City midfielder Grant Johnson faces being ruled out of action until the new year.
Brechin City come from behind to see off Queen's Park in their Scottish Cup First Round replay at Hampden.
www.sport-updates.com /news426.html   (674 words)

  
 Up Next - Brechin City || CruyffSaysNo.co.uk - Unofficial Dumbarton News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
City have had a slight form slump since they won the title and this is probably due to trying out different players for next season.
Sons started their campaign against City when Brechin appeared fortunate to take all three points from The Rock courtesy of a 2-1 win.
City's season is all but over as they've wrapped up promotion and the title.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s10/st1815.htm   (487 words)

  
 Sport - Brechin Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More
BRECHIN boss Michael O'Neill is looking for City to continue with their strong run in the second-quarter of the season when they take on Alloa this weekend, writes Philip Murray.
EXCITED City fans could be forgiven for thinking that Brechin already have a foot in the Scottish Cup third round but manager Michael O'Neill is taking nothing for granted this weekend, writes Phi...
Queen's Park 1, Brechin City 2 - Two goals in the space of a minute early in the second half was enough to progress Brechin City through to the second round of this season's Scottish Cup.
www.brechintoday.co.uk /newsfront.aspx?sectionid=2546   (365 words)

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