Old Photograph Of Weavers Outside Their Houses in Kirriemuir Scotland

Old photograph of weavers outside their houses in Kirriemuir, Scotland. In the 19th Century, the town was a centre for handloom weaving and jute processing. Former jute factories are now used to manufacture synthetics. Once an important market town, Kirriemuir lies at the centre of rich farm land. The history of Kirriemuir reaches back to earliest recorded times, when it seems to have been a major ecclesiastical centre. Later it was identified with witchcraft, and some older houses still feature a witches stone to ward off evil. In the 19th century, it was an important centre of the jute trade. The playwright J.M. Barrie was born and buried here.



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