Kirriemuir
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![]() Kirriemuir, Peter Pan Statue | |
Location within Angus | |
Population | 6,060 (2022)[1] |
Demonym | Kirriemarian |
OS grid reference | NO385535 |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRRIEMUIR |
Postcode district | DD8 |
Dialling code | 01575 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
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.