Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 50 min4:19 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 46 min8:47 am – 3:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,434 residentsin the Angus Glens census areaMedian age 52.31,588 households68% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,721 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,373 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November109 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 landmarksGlen Logieglen · under a mileGlen Tairieglen · under a mileBalnaboth Craighill · under a mileCorrie Lawencorrie · under a mileCraigiemeg Hillhill · 1.2 miOld Mill Ladewater · 1.0 miCoire na Cloichecorrie · 1.3 miBen Reidmountain · 5.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197944 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202043 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.6 · PM10 5.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.4% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband44% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)12% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,932 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation293 m961 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 231 to 460 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital13 miGP surgeryKirriemuir Medical Practice9.1 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD9.1 miDentistKirriemuir Dental Practice8.9 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar13 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND24 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ45 miRailway stationInvergowrie23 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD8 postcode district.
