This location was named after the Duke of Cumberland who stayed overnight in the original Gairie inn on the site.
The Duke, known as butcher Cumberland led his Kingston horse brigade and Kerrs dragoons from Culloden, passing through the glens of Angus, raping and murdering men, women and children with no quarter given.
We find it highly offensive that we celebrate the memory of this man in our proud town and would like the name changed to reflect good and not evil.

We the undersigned would urge the authorities to change the name of Cumberland Close in Kirriemuir.