Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 49 min4:19 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 47 min8:46 am – 3:33 pm
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People2,742 residentsin the Kirriemuir Landward census areaMedian age 51.31,250 households66% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,417 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C955 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October84 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAirlie Monumenthistoric site · 2.4 miClune Hillhill · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.0 miLoch of Kinnordylake · 2.5 miJ M Barrie's Birthplacehistoric site · 3.3 miClunehill Woodwoodland · under a mileRed Lochlake · 3.7 miAscreavie Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197941 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202040 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.1 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband61% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,407 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation212 m696 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 164 to 304 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryKirriemuir Medical Practice3.2 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD3.2 miDentistKirriemuir Dental Practice3.0 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar7.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kirriemuir Superstore3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND18 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ47 miRailway stationInvergowrie18 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationAngus8.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD8 postcode district.
