J M Barrie's Birthplace heads what Kirriemuir has to see
On foot in Kirriemuir, 6 places to visit are within 1 km of the centre. The list adds 4 places within 5 km of its edge. They include 3 museums, 3 castles and 2 art galleries. Here, 2 places are kept up by the National Trust for Scotland. RRS Discovery, 24 km away, is the best-known day out.
Kirriemuir’s best known
The list goes on from J M Barrie's Birthplace to 2 art galleries, 2 museums and a garden.
MuseumGateway to the Glens Museumin town
MuseumTayside Police Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryKirriemuir Art Galleryin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
At the edge of the map sits Glamis Castle, 6.1 km out.
The dashed line is Kirriemuir’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The list by type
Ahead are museums or galleries (5); next, castles or historic places (4).
Green: inside Kirriemuir. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (J M Barrie's Birthplace and Tick Tock's Garden).
All of it
The town has 6; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 4 more.
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10The 6 inside Kirriemuir come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
104 listed buildings are on Kirriemuir’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kirriemuir →
Around the region
Day trips number 12; the best known is RRS Discovery, 24 km off.
CathedralBrechin Cathedral22 km east
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee24 km southCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdzell Castle25 km northeast
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle23 km south
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBroughty Castle25 km south
MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery8 km southeast
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee24 km southCastleCastleMelgund Castle16 km eastCastleCastleAirlie Castle9.4 km west
CastleScone Palace39 km southwest
Abbey or prioryArbroath Abbey29 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Kirriemuir (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Visiting Kirriemuir: questions
What are the main attractions in Kirriemuir?
The best known inside Kirriemuir’s locality are J M Barrie's Birthplace, Tick Tock's Garden, Gallery 128 and Gateway to the Glens Museum. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Kirriemuir have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kirriemuir: J M Barrie's Birthplace, Gallery 128, Gateway to the Glens Museum and Tayside Police Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Kirriemuir?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Kirriemuir, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (J M Barrie's Birthplace and Tick Tock's Garden).
What are the best-known days out near Kirriemuir?
Within 40 km: RRS Discovery (24 km), Brechin Cathedral (22 km), St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (24 km), Edzell Castle (25 km).
Where are Kirriemuir’s historic buildings listed?
Kirriemuir has 104 listed buildings, 1 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Kirriemuir when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (14)
- Gateway to the Glens Museum: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tayside Police Museum: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cortachy Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverquharity Castle: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balfour Castle: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brechin Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claypotts Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughty Castle: TimVickers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scone Palace: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbroath Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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