. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. INTKIUHK OF TIIK UKKAT ll.\M, ANTIQUITIES OF SCOTLAND 49 Cathedral and Round Tower of Brechin. )HIS fragment of one of the smaller Scottish cathedrals withits broad square tower surmounted by an octagonal stonesteeple, and its still more interesting round tower, standson the north-west side of the town of Brechin, in Forfar-shire, on the north verge of a narrow picturesque remains, along with the well-kept mansion ofBrechin Castle, in their close vicinity, form the most conspicuousobjects on the wooded banks of the North Es
. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. INTKIUHK OF TIIK UKKAT ll.\M, ANTIQUITIES OF SCOTLAND 49 Cathedral and Round Tower of Brechin. )HIS fragment of one of the smaller Scottish cathedrals withits broad square tower surmounted by an octagonal stonesteeple, and its still more interesting round tower, standson the north-west side of the town of Brechin, in Forfar-shire, on the north verge of a narrow picturesque remains, along with the well-kept mansion ofBrechin Castle, in their close vicinity, form the most conspicuousobjects on the wooded banks of the North Esk—here a consider-able stream—and give variety to a range of scenery otherwiseuninteresting. But the reader of Scottish history will bedisappointed if, in the aspect of the baronial dwelling, he expect to see afortalice worthy of the memorable siege, in which Sir Thomas Maule, forthree weeks, resisted the force of Edward. Though some ancient features ofthe edifice still remain, they are to be seen only in detail, and are absorbedin the reconstructions, which make the castle appear an irregularly builtmansion about a century old. The ecclesiast
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