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Kirriemuir has a history of witchcraft accusations dating back to the 16th century. A pond on the outskirts, known as the Witch Pool, was a millpond for the 19th-century Meikle Mill. Local amateur historians tend to think this referred to a "mickle" (small) [ 10 ] mill, but the reference is to one of James or his son Andrew Meikle's mills ...
Kirriemuir 2 rear. Photograph by Kyle Munro. The Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones are a series of Class II and III Pictish stones found in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Their existence points to Kirriemuir being an important ecclesiastical centre in the late first millennium AD.
At roof level there was a datestone and a shaped pediment with finials. [1] Internally, the principal room was the assembly hall with capacity to accommodate circa 370 people. [5] A four-bay extension to the west, intended to accommodate a public library, was designed by the same firm in a similar style and completed in 1913.
2-6 Glamis Road And 1-5 Forfar Road 56°40′12″N 3°00′10″W / 56.669954°N 3.00275°W / 56.669954; -3.00275 ( 2-6 Glamis Road And 1-5 Forfar Category B
Kinnordy House. Kinnordy House (alternative spellings: Kynnordy, Kinardy, Kinnordie and Kinorde) is an estate house near Kirriemuir in Angus, Scotland.The first house was built in the 1680s, when Inverquharity Castle was vacated; however, the current three-storey, towered and turreted structure dates from 1881, incorporating an 18th-century wing and stables.
It lies around 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) north-east of Kirriemuir near the River South Esk. The lands of Inverquharity came to the Ogilvie family around 1420. The castle was first constructed as a rectangular tower in the 1440s, by Alexander Ogilvie, 2nd Lord Inverquharity. In the 16th century a wing was added to form a four-storey L-plan castle.
Having been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1971, [6] he was given a life peerage, as Baron Mackie of Benshie, of Kirriemuir in the County of Angus on 10 May 1974. [7] In the House of Lords, he served as Agriculture and Scottish Affairs spokesman for the Liberals and their successor parties between 1975 and ...
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