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The Ball of Kirriemuir" (occasionally Kerrymuir and other variants), sometimes known as "The Gathering of the Clans" or "Four-and-Twenty Virgins", is a traditional song of Scottish origin. It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 4828. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Joe Aitken (10 April 1944 – 3 April 2024) was a Scottish bothy ballad singer from Kirriemuir. [1]Aitken won several awards for bothy ballad singing such as the Champion of Champions award in Elgin, Moray and the Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2010.
Kirriemuir Town House is a municipal structure in the High Street in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. The structure, which was used as a museum from 2001 to 2023, is a Category B listed building . [ 1 ]
Upload another image "Sintra Cottage" And Adjoining Roundyhill 56°38′16″N 3°00′59″W / 56.637725°N 3.016389°W / 56.637725; -3.016389 ("Sintra Cottage" And Adjoining Roundyhill) Category C(S) 11686 Upload Photo Ballindarg House 56°38′56″N 2°58′09″W / 56.64883°N 2.969034°W / 56.64883; -2.969034 (Ballindarg House) Category B 11689 Upload ...
Kirriemuir Town Hall is a municipal structure in Reform Street in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category C listed building . [ 1 ]
Gravestone of J. M. Barrie in Kirriemuir Cemetery. Barrie died of pneumonia at a nursing home in Manchester Street, Marylebone on 19 June 1937. [70] He was buried at Kirriemuir next to his parents and two of his siblings. [71] His birthplace at 9 Brechin Road is maintained as a museum by the National Trust for Scotland. [72]
The grave of Sir Hugh Munro, Lindertis, Kirriemuir. Plaque to Sir Hugh Munro in Kirriemuir. Munro was born on 16 October 1856 in London, but was brought up in Scotland on the family estate of Lindertis near Kirriemuir in Angus. [3] He was an avid hillwalker, and was a founder member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1889. [3]