Kirriemuir

Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir, Peter Pan Statue
Kirriemuir is located in Angus
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir
Location within Angus
Population6,060 (2022)[1]
DemonymKirriemarian
OS grid referenceNO385535
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRRIEMUIR
Postcode districtDD8
Dialling code01575
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°40′09″N 3°00′18″W / 56.66921°N 3.00510°W / 56.66921; -3.00510

Kirriemuir (/ˌkɪriˈmjʊər/ KIRR-ee-MURE, Scots: [ˌkɪreˈmeːr, -møːr]; Scottish Gaelic: Ceathramh Mhoire [ˌkʲʰɛɾə ˈvɔɾʲə]), sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon,[2] is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. It reaches back to earliest recorded times,[citation needed] when it is thought to have been a major ecclesiastical centre.[citation needed] Later it was identified with witchcraft;[citation needed] some older houses still feature a "witches stane" to ward off evil. In the 19th century, it was a major centre of the jute trade.

The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here – a statue of Peter Pan stands in the town square.

In 2016, a statue of Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980, was erected in Bellies Brae Car Park. While born in Forfar, Scott had lived in Kirriemuir as a child before his family moved to Australia.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kirriemuir". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 February 2021.