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Extract from the Kirriemuir Travel Guides:
The sandstone town of
KIRRIEMUIR
, known locally as "Kirrie", is set on a hill six miles northwest of Forfar on the cusp of glens Clova and Prosen. The main cluster of streets have all the appeal of an old film set, with their old-fashioned bars, tiled butcher's shop, tartan outlets and haberdasheries somehow managing to avoid being contrived and quaint - although the recent recobbling of the town centre around a twee statue of Peter Pan undermines this somewhat. Peter Pan's presence is justified, however, since Kirrie was the birthplace of his creator,
J.M. Barrie
. A local handloom-weaver's son, Barrie firs...
read the whole Kirriemuir Travel Guides...
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