Kirriemuir, sometimes called
Kirrie, is a
burgh in
Angus,
Scotland. Its history reaches back to earliest recorded times, when it seems to have been a major ecclesiastical centre. Later it was identified with witchcraft, and some older houses still feature a ‘witches stane’ to ward off evil. In the 19th century, it was an important centre of the jute trade. The playwright
J.M. Barrie was born and buried here, and a statue of
Peter Pan stands in the town square.