Kirriemuir

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