Kirriemuir

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Kirriemuir is a small historic town in eastern Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
country Scotland
distanceToDundee about 19 miles
governingBody Angus Council
hasAttraction Camera Obscura in Kirriemuir
J. M. Barrie’s Birthplace
Kirriemuir Town House Museum
Peter Pan statue
hasCategory Towns in Angus, Scotland
hasConstituency Angus (UK Parliament constituency)
hasCoordinateRegion Scotland
hasCulturalEvent Bonfest
hasDialingCode 01575
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasEtymology name derived from Gaelic
hasFeature narrow winding streets
red sandstone buildings
hasHistoricCounty Forfarshire
hasLieutenancyArea Angus
hasNearbyCity Dundee
hasNotablePerson Bon Scott
J. M. Barrie
Sir Hugh Munro
hasNotableStructure Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum
Kirriemuir war memorial
hasOSGridReference NO3853
hasPostcodeArea DD
hasRegion Tayside
hasReligiousBuilding Old Parish Church of Kirriemuir
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Kirriemuir
hasScottishParliamentConstituency Angus North and Mearns
hasSportsTeam Kirriemuir Thistle F.C.
hasTransport bus services to Dundee
bus services to Forfar
heritage historic town
knownFor association with Peter Pan
birthplace of J. M. Barrie
languageUsed English
Scots
locatedIn Angus
eastern Scotland
locatedNear Angus Glens
Cairngorms National Park
nearbyWatercourse Gairie Burn
partOf United Kingdom
traditionalRegion Strathmore


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