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Attraction · Brechin · Angus

Brechin Round Tower

Set in Brechin, Brechin Round Tower is an attraction. Close by, within 5 km, are 6 more places to see. Look also at Brechin Cathedral, 100 m away.

Where
In Brechin
inside the locality
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Attraction in Brechin

Inside Brechin

Brechin Round Tower is inside Brechin’s locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Brechin

Warm weather in Brechin runs June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 0°81 mm
Feb7° / 0°59 mm
Mar9° / 2°55 mm
Apr12° / 4°53 mm
May14° / 5°61 mm
Jun17° / 8°68 mm
Jul19° / 10°79 mm
Aug19° / 10°78 mm
Sep17° / 8°59 mm
Oct13° / 5°94 mm
Nov9° / 2°94 mm
Dec6° / 0°78 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Brechin, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Brechin. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Brechin’s full climate →
About

Brechin Round Tower

Attraction.

In Brechin, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Attraction
Town
in Brechin
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Map of Brechin Round Tower and nearby

The orange dot is Brechin Round Tower; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Brechin’s locality. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Brechin Round Tower

Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Brechin

7,180 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Nearby, 26 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 3 castles and a cathedral.

1CathedralBrechin Cathedral100 m away2Historic houseBrechin Castle200 m away3CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdzell Castle9.1 km away4CastleCastleMelgund Castle6.2 km away5Heritage railwayCaledonian Railway (Brechin)600 m away6Historic houseKinnaird Castle4.8 km away7Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHouse of Dun7.4 km away8CastleCastleGuthrie Castle10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Brechin Round Tower

Where is Brechin Round Tower?

Brechin Round Tower is in Brechin, Angus, inside the town’s locality.

What is Brechin Round Tower?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Brechin Round Tower?

June to August are the warmest months in Brechin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Brechin Round Tower?

Within 15 km: Brechin Cathedral (100 m), Brechin Castle (200 m), Edzell Castle (9.1 km) and Melgund Castle (6.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.