Kirriemuir, in some cases called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. Its background gets to back to earliest recorded times, when it is thought to have actually been a major ecclesiastical centre. Later it was related to witchcraft, and some older homes still feature a "witches stane" to ward off evil. In the 19th century, it was a crucial centre of the jute trade. The dramatist J. M. Barrie was born and also buried here, and a statuary of Peter Pan stands in the town square. Though its value as a market community has actually diminished, its previous jute manufacturing facilities (currently making synthetics) resemble its importance in the 19th century as the centre of a home-based weaving market. Historic features near Kirriemuir consist of a sculpted Pictish rock referred to as the Eassie Stone, located in the bed of a burn near the village of Eassie. Kirriemuir asserts the narrowest public walkway in Western Europe; Cat's Close, located between Grant's Pend and also Kirkwynd. It is a mere 40 centimetres (15.75 inches) large. The family estate of Sir Hugh Munro, that produced Munro's Tables of Scottish mountains over 3,000 ft in altitude (which are currently called "munros"), is also located near the community, as is Kinnordy House, the seat of the Lyells.