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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BRECHIN [parish] Brechin
Brechin
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Old Statistical Account
New Statistical Account
Fullarton's Gazetteer
Chalmer's Caledonia
Janes' Scotland in the Middle Ages
Keith's Catalogue of Bishops
Wilson's Archaeology
Cambden's Britannia
Pennant's Tour of 1772
Memorials of Angus & Mearns
Land of the Lindsays
Brown's Histy [History] of the Highlands
Black's History of Brechin
Sheriffs' Returns
Valuation Roll
Estates Plans
Reform Act 1832
Oliver & Boyd's Almanac
026; 027; 033; 034 "The ancient and modern name of this parish is Brechin. Some imagine it to be derived from the Gaelic word braechin, which signifies fern; but this seems not very probable, as that plant is by no means abundant in the parish. Others with more probability, trace its origin from the Scotch word brae, which signifies the declivity of a hill, and is indeed very descriptive of the local situation of the town of Brechin, whence the name of the parish is derived - on the sloping bank of the Esk. It is bounded on the north by the parishes of Stracathro, and Menmuir; on the east by the parish of Dun; on the south by the parishes of Maryton and Farnell; on the south-west by the parish of Aberlemno; and on the west by the parish of Careston. In the northern part of the parish are
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