📌 Kirriemuir, Angus
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A Camera Obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens, allowing a magnified image of the surrounding area to be projected to viewers within. Popular in Victorian times, there are now three left working in Scotland: one at the Camera Obscura & World of Illusions in Edinburgh, one inside Dumfries Museum – and one in Kirriemuir, Angus. The latter was gifted by Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie, who was born in the town in 1860; its situation on the top of a local hillock allows wide views across the houses and beyond towards the Angus Glens. A clear, dry day is required to operate the camera.
🌍 Location
📌 Kirrie Hill, off West Hill Road, 0.5 mi north of Kirriemuir town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 388546
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.679445,-3.000290
🚌 Shielhill Road near West Hill Road junction
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Saturday to Monday, 30 March to mid October 2024
🎫 Free
