Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes music, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Kirriemuir in Angus, Britain, United Kingdom. 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 stane to ward off evil. In the 19th century, it was an important centre of the jute trade. Kirriemuir was established as a Burgh of Barony in 1459, a status that allowed it to hold weekly markets and house resident craftsmen. J.M. Barrie, born 1860, died 1937, the creator of Peter Pan was born in a weaver’s cottage here. He based his fictional town " Thrums " on Kirriemuir. Bon Scott, born 1946, died 1980, the legendary lead singer of AC/DC was born in nearby Forfar and lived in Kirriemuir until the age of six. Sir Hugh Munro, born 1856, died 1919: The man who cataloged the Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet, now called " Munros" lived on the nearby Lindertis estate. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Officially, the Scottish winter runs from the 21st of December through to the 20th of March
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