Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir, occasionally called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. Its background gets to back to earliest recorded times, when it is believed to have actually been a significant ecclesiastical centre. Later on it was related to witchcraft, and also some older houses still feature a "witches stane" to prevent wicked. In the 19th century, it was an essential centre of the hemp trade. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and hidden below, and a statuary of Peter Pan stands in the community square. Though its significance as a market community has actually diminished, its previous jute factories (now manufacturing synthetics) echo its significance in the 19th century as the centre of a home-based weaving industry. Historical features near Kirriemuir consist of a sculpted Pictish rock known as the Eassie Stone, located in the bed of a shed near the village of Eassie. Kirriemuir claims the narrowest public footpath in Western Europe; Cat's Close, located between Grant's Pend and Kirkwynd. It is a mere 40 centimetres (15.75 inches) broad. The household estate of Sir Hugh Munro, that created Munro's Tables of Scottish hills over 3,000 feet in elevation (which are currently called "munros"), is also located near the community, as is Kinnordy House, the seat of the Lyells.
