Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir, often called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. Its background reaches back to earliest recorded times, when it is thought to have been a significant clerical centre. Later it was identified with witchcraft, and also some older houses still feature a "witches stane" to ward off evil. In the 19th century, it was a crucial centre of the hemp profession. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and also hidden below, and a statuary of Peter Pan stands in the community square. Though its relevance as a market community has decreased, its previous hemp factories (currently manufacturing synthetics) echo its significance in the 19th century as the centre of a home-based weaving market. Historic functions near Kirriemuir include a carved Pictish stone called the Eassie Stone, located in the bed of a shed near the town of Eassie. Kirriemuir asserts the narrowest public path in Western Europe; Cat's Close, situated between Grant's Pend and also Kirkwynd. It is a simple 40 centimetres (15.75 inches) wide. The family members estate of Sir Hugh Munro, that produced Munro's Tables of Scottish mountains over 3,000 ft in elevation (which are now called "munros"), is likewise situated near the town, as is Kinnordy House, the seat of the Lyells.
