Kirriemuir, occasionally 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 identified with witchcraft, and also some older houses still feature a "witches stane" to fend off bad. In the 19th century, it was a crucial centre of the jute profession. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and hidden right here, and a statuary of Peter Pan stands in the town square. Though its relevance as a market town has decreased, its previous hemp factories (currently manufacturing synthetics) echo its significance in the 19th century as the centre of a home-based weaving industry. Historical attributes near Kirriemuir include a carved Pictish stone known as the Eassie Stone, discovered in the bed of a melt near the village of Eassie. Kirriemuir claims the narrowest public path in Western Europe; Cat's Close, located in between Grant's Pend and also Kirkwynd. It is a mere 40 centimetres (15.75 inches) large. The family members estate of Sir Hugh Munro, that produced Munro's Tables of Scottish hills over 3,000 feet in elevation (which are now called "munros"), is also located near the community, as is Kinnordy House, the seat of the Lyells.