Kirriemuir, in some cases 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 some older houses still include a "witches stane" to fend off evil. In the 19th century, it was a crucial centre of the jute trade. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and hidden here, and also a sculpture of Peter Pan stands in the town square. Though its value as a market community has actually lessened, its previous hemp manufacturing facilities (currently producing synthetics) echo its relevance in the 19th century as the centre of a home-based weaving market. Historical functions near Kirriemuir include a carved Pictish rock called the Eassie Stone, found in the bed of a burn near the village of Eassie. Kirriemuir asserts the narrowest public footpath in Western Europe; Cat's Close, situated between Grant's Pend and Kirkwynd. It is a simple 40 centimetres (15.75 inches) large. The household estate of Sir Hugh Munro, that created Munro's Tables of Scottish mountains over 3,000 ft in altitude (which are currently called "munros"), is likewise situated near the community, as is Kinnordy House, the seat of the Lyells.