Brechin Round Tower

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Brechin Round Tower by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson as part of the Geograph project.

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Brechin Round Tower

Image: © Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson Taken: 24 Jan 2006

The tower dates from around 1100. Towers of this sort are of Irish origin. The tower originally stood on its own but was joined to the cathedral when it was rebuilt in the thirteenth century.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.729901
Longitude
-2.661869