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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 ...
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]
The grave of James Aitken Wylie, East Preston Street Burial Ground, Edinburgh. Wylie was born on 9 August 1808 in Kirriemuir to James Wylie and Margaret Forrest. His name-father, Rev James Aitken, was an Auld Licht Anti-burgher minister in the Secession Church.
Kirriemuir 2 rear. Photograph by Kyle Munro 56°38′39″N 2°53′21″W / 56.6441°N 2.8891°W / 56.6441; -2.8891 The Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones are a series of Class II and III Pictish stones found in Kirriemuir , Angus, Scotland
Kirriemuir Barony Parish Churchyard, High Street And Bank Street 56°40′23″N 3°00′10″W / 56.672954°N 3.002846°W / 56.672954; -3.002846 ( Kirriemuir Barony Parish Churchyard, High Street And Bank
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 ]
He was born on 26 April 1898 at 36 South Street in Kirriemuir, the son of William Kermack, a postman, and his wife, Helen Eassie Ogilvy. [2] His mother was placed in an asylum soon after his birth and died when he was six and he was raised by his father's sister Margaret Osler Kermack, wife of David Marnie, a blacksmith.
With the surrounding hamlets of Compeer and Kirriemuir, Altario is a part of KAC. KAC stands for Kirriemuir, Altario, and Compeer. Altario School teaches students in grades K-12, with attendance ranging between 60 and 70 students in recent years, including some students from Compeer and Kirriemuir.