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Kirriemuir, red sandstone buildings with a turret and a church spire on the square.
Angus

Kirriemuir

The Wee Red Toon of Angus, built of red sandstone, the birthplace of J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, and a gateway to the Angus glens.

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Kirriemuir is known as the Wee Red Toon, for the warm red sandstone of its buildings, and it is a small, hilly market town full of character at the foot of the Angus glens.

Its most famous son is J.M. Barrie, who was born here in a little weaver's cottage on Brechin Road and went on to write Peter Pan. The cottage is now a museum run by the National Trust for Scotland, and a bronze statue of Peter Pan stands in the town centre. Kirriemuir also claims another famous boy: Bon Scott, the singer of AC/DC, spent his early childhood here, and he has a statue of his own.

The Town House holds the Gateway to the Glens Museum, with carved stones, and from here the roads run north into the Angus glens.

Close byJ.M. Barrie's BirthplaceThe house where Peter Pan's author was born.1 min by roadSee itA verdigris statue overlooks a walled garden and sandstone house
Before you go

A town to visit at any time of year.

Where
Angus.
Known as
The Wee Red Toon.
Born here
J.M. Barrie.
Where it is

In Angus, at the foot of the glens.

Close byKirriemuir.
  1. Red box of assorted sweets from Star Rock Shop, including humbugs, tablet and candy canesThe Star Rock ShopUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. Uniforms and helmets along a corridor in the Tayside Police Museum.Tayside Police MuseumUnder a mile1 min by road
  3. Glamis CastleGlamis CastleThe castle at Glamis nearby.5 miles11 min by road
  4. Ink illustration of stone cottages with "The Bothy Experience" painted on a gable endGin Bothy ExperienceA gin tasting room in a whitewashed bothy in Glamis village, pouring the Gin Bothy's own gins with mixers and the story of bothy life.5 miles8 min by road
  5. The red door of Glamis Gallery among the ivy of the old cottages.Glamis GalleryA gallery of Scottish art and craft in five old workers' cottages in Glamis village, with working studios, opened in 2019.5 miles8 min by road
Directions
A verdigris statue overlooks a walled garden and sandstone houseAttractionsJ.M. Barrie's Birthplace0.3 miles
Ruined stone gable with empty windows beside a glass-cased Pictish cross-slabAttractionsThe Eassie Stone5.9 miles
The stone front of the Meffan Museum on West High Street, Forfar.AttractionsMeffan Museum & Art Gallery5.9 miles
AttractionsForfar Castle6.0 miles
Nàdair, AngusAngusNàdairSleeps 6 · 6.0 miles
Roofless stone walls and wall tombs enclose a grassy ruined church interiorAttractionsRestenneth Priory7.5 miles
Glass cake stands display Crunchie Tiffin, Raspberry Brownie and Summer Berry Victoria Sponge on a farm shop counterCafeThe Wandering Bear Cafe7.6 miles
Two donkeys standing side by side in a fenced field with buttercupsAttractionsMurton Farm & Nature Reserve8.2 miles
Farm café with beamed ceiling, mismatched chairs and cakes under glass domesCafePeel Farm9.4 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the town, and when each is next free.

Nàdair, AngusNàdair
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Angus
  • 5 miles from Kirriemuir
Free 4–6 DecThe whole of Larch House across its meadow: the larch-clad gable and long roof with roof lights, the lower wing beside it, a ring of river stones in the grass and oaks behind.Larch House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Blairgowrie
  • 16 miles from Kirriemuir
Check datesA stone cottage with a green door and three chimneys sits behind a lawn bordered by shrubs and flowerbeds.Fairygreen Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Angus
  • 17 miles from Kirriemuir
Check datesGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 18 miles from Kirriemuir
Check datesPlaces to stayEvery stay in AngusAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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