19-611: Montrose Basin is a nearly circular tidal basin which makes up part of the estuary of the River South Esk and which sits just inland of the town of Montrose in Angus on the east coast of Scotland. The basin is protected by a number of designations; it is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust as a Wildlife Reserve, as well as being designated as a Local Nature Reserve , Site of Special Scientific Interest ,
38-469: A Special Protection Area and a Ramsar Site . The enclosed tidal basin has a variety of habitats within it from exposed tidal mudflats to saltmarsh , reedbed and fen and its surroundings of arable farmland and pasture. The section of the basin at Maryton is an important site for the study of the sea level fluctuations following the end of the last glaciation. The SPA includes the small, eutrophic freshwater loch called Dun's Dish . The basin contains
57-454: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brechin Brechin ( / ˈ b r iː x ɪ n / ; 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
76-707: Is a river in Angus, Scotland . It rises in the Grampian Mountains at Loch Esk in Glen Doll and flows through Glen Clova to Strathmore at Cortachy, 5 km north of Kirriemuir . Its course takes it past Brechin and enters the North Sea at Montrose . The river gives its name to the title of Earl of Southesk , held by the Carnegie family . This article related to a river in Scotland
95-592: Is also home to the junior football club Brechin Victoria who play at Victoria Park. Brechin Golf Club was formed in 1893, at Trinity Muir with a 9 hole course. Records show that by 1924 an agreement had been made to purchase Limefield Farm. In 1926 the famous James Braid was invited to play the course. Braid was so impressed he suggested suitable sites for sand bunkers in the Limefield section of
114-552: Is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland . The Bank Street drill hall was completed in 1879. The Guildry Incorporation of Brechin was formed in 1629 by merchants and traders in the Burgh and in 1666 obtained recognition of its rights under Decree of the Convention of Burghs. The Guildry's historic purposes have been assumed by local government and its current functions are social and civic. On 19 October 2023, residents of
133-747: The A90 between the cities. It is the fourth largest settlement of Angus. In the centre of Brechin is a small museum in the Brechin Town House , and an award-winning tourist attraction, the Caledonian Railway . Along with the cathedral and round tower , part of the chapel of Brechin's Maison Dieu or hospital survives from the Middle Ages ; the Maison Dieu was founded before 1267 by William de Brechin. The Maison Dieu chapel
152-679: The Scottish Episcopal Church ), but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era. Nevertheless, the designation is often used, with examples being the City of Brechin and District Community Council, City of Brechin and Area Partnership, City of Brechin Civic Trust and Brechin City Football Club . Kinnaird Castle is nearby. Brechin is located slightly closer to Dundee than Aberdeen on
171-743: 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 . A meeting house was set up in the High Street with a chapel being built in 1743. Following the Jacobite rising of 1745 , the chapel's seats and books were destroyed by government forces and
190-1026: The Scottish Parliament, it is part of the Angus North and Mearns constituency and the North East Scotland electoral region. In the UK Parliament, it is part of the Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency . Education in Brechin is managed by the Education Department of Angus Council . There is one secondary school in the area; Brechin High School and four feeder primary schools ; Andover Primary school, Edzell Primary School, Maisondieu Primary School and Stracathro Primary School. Brechin Infirmary
209-588: The basin to roost in and feed in the surrounding farmland. As well as wintering eiders the basin supports a large breeding population. In all 213 species of bird have been recorded on the basin, most being winter visitors or passage migrants and just over 50 species are thought to breed. A visitor centre was opened on the south side of the basin at Rossie Braes by the Scottish Wildlife Trust in 1995. The Montrose Basin Heritage Society
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#1732782888707228-707: The chapel was taken over by a qualified congregation . A new Episcopalian Church, St Andrews Church was built in 1809 and consecrated in June 1811. This was replaced by a new building in 1888. St Andrews Church is part of the Diocese of Brechin and its archives are held by the University of Dundee . Brechin is represented within Angus Council by three councillors who represent the Brechin & Edzell ward . In
247-559: The course. The course was expanded to the current layout to mark its centenary year in June 1993. The nearest National Rail station is at Montrose , which is a stop on the Dundee–Aberdeen line . The town was previously served by Brechin railway station , a terminus of several lines. It was closed to passengers in 1952, but has since reopened as part of the Caledonian Railway heritage line. Local bus services are operated predominantly by Stagecoach East Scotland . Key routes connect
266-622: The largest area of saltmarsh in Angus. The extensive mudflats are home to large populations of invertebrates, especially annelid worms, the snail Hydrobia and the amphipod Corophium . There are also beds of mussels Mytilus edulis . The flora includes beds consisting of three species of eel grass , Zostera , and algae. The mudflats support numbers of waders and wildfowl including Eurasian oystercatcher , common redshank , red knot , mute swan , Eurasian wigeon and common eider . Large flocks of pink-footed goose and greylag goose use
285-557: The largest mussel beds in the country during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Montrose Basin was hit by a tsunami in 6,100 BCE, generated by the massive underwater Storegga Slide , in Norway . It was 70 feet (21 m) high when it hit the basin, with the waters travelling inland as far as Forfar . 56°42′29″N 2°30′11″W / 56.70818°N 2.50305°W / 56.70818; -2.50305 River South Esk The South Esk ( Scottish Gaelic : Easg Dheas )
304-454: The town were evacuated due to Storm Babet . The town is well known for its cathedral, with eleventh century round tower ( Historic Environment 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 the framework of the cathedral. The cathedral has been much altered, but still contains medieval work of
323-519: Was designed by local architect William Fettis (or Fettes) and opened in 1869 by Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie . On opening, the hospital had beds for up to 30 patients. 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. The infirmary closed in 2015 and looks set to be demolished. A parochial lodging house for paupers (a poor house )
342-506: Was formed in 1999 to bring together information about the basin, including its history and archaeology. The oldest evidence for humans in the area dating back as far as over 3,000 BCE , this being the linear monument, known as the cursus, which runs from Powis to Old Montrose. The Basin has been exploited for its seafood, especially the Atlantic salmon but commercial fisheries for this species ended in 2018; and mussel cultivation gave it
361-539: Was opened in grounds next to the infirmary in 1880. It had accommodation for eighty persons in eleven wards. Renamed St Drostan's House, it was later used by Angus Council as a care home for the elderly. Brechin City F.C. contest in the Highland Football League at its stadium Glebe Park . Glebe Park is the only senior football ground in Europe which has a hedge along one of its perimeters. Brechin
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