Brechin (/ˈbriːxɪn/; Scottish Gaelic: Breichin) is a 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.

[11] The Guildry's historic purposes have been assumed by local government and its current functions are social and civic.

The cathedral has been much altered, but still contains medieval work of the 13th and 14th centuries, notably a handsome western tower and processional door.

In 1695, following the Glorious Revolution, the town's Episcopalians were driven out of Brechin Cathedral which remained under the control of the Church of Scotland.

St Andrews Church is part of the Diocese of Brechin and its archives are held by the University of Dundee.

[13] Brechin Infirmary was designed by local architect William Fettis (or Fettes)[14] and opened in 1869 by Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie.

[16] Four new wards were added in a major extension built circa 1929 and further expansion took place in 1960 when new out-patients and physiotherapy departments were included within a separate new single-storey building.

[18] Renamed St Drostan's House, it was later used by Angus Council as a care home for the elderly.

[21] The single-carriageway bypass of Brechin was dualled and reopened in March 1994, completing the upgrade of the newly numbered A90 between Perth and Aberdeen.