Kirriemuir
Town in Angus, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kirriemuir (/ˌkɪriˈmjʊər/; Scots pronunciation: [ˌkɪreˈmeːr]; Scottish Gaelic: Ceathramh Mhoire [ˌkʲʰɛɾə ˈvɔɾʲə]), sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon,[2] is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. It reaches back to earliest recorded times,[citation needed] when it is thought to have been a major ecclesiastical centre.[citation needed] Later it was identified with witchcraft;[citation needed] some older houses still feature a "witches stane" to ward off evil. In the 19th century, it was a major centre of the jute trade.
Kirriemuir
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Kirriemuir, Peter Pan Statue | |
Location within Angus | |
Population | 6,060 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
Demonym | Kirriemarian |
OS grid reference | NO385535 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRRIEMUIR |
Postcode district | DD8 |
Dialling code | 01575 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
56.66921°N 3.00510°W / 56.66921; -3.00510 |
The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here – a statue of Peter Pan stands in the town square.
In 2016, a statue of Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980, was erected in Bellies Brae Car Park. While born in Forfar, Scott had lived in Kirriemuir as a child before his family moved to Australia.