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Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. Its background reaches back to earliest recorded times, when it is thought to have been a major ecclesiastical centre. Later it was related to witchcraft, and also some older residences still include a "witches stane" to ward off wicked. In the 19th century, it was a vital centre of the hemp trade. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and also hidden here, as well as a sculpture of Peter Pan stands in the town square. Though its value as a market community has actually lessened, its former jute factories (currently manufacturing synthetics) echo its relevance in the 19th century as the centre of a home-based weaving industry. Historical attributes near Kirriemuir include a sculpted Pictish rock called the Eassie Stone, discovered in the bed of a shed near the town of Eassie. Kirriemuir asserts the narrowest public footpath in Western Europe; Cat's Close, positioned in between Grant's Pend and also Kirkwynd. It is a simple 40 centimetres (15.75 inches) large. The family estate of Sir Hugh Munro, who produced Munro's Tables of Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet in elevation (which are currently called "munros"), is additionally situated near the community, as is Kinnordy House, the seat of the Lyells.