Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 48 min4:20 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 48 min8:46 am – 3:34 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C857 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October80 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 landmarksRed Lochlake · under a mileAirlie Castlecastle · 2.5 miEassie Stonehistoric site · 2.8 miLoch of Kinnordylake · 2.5 miKaims of Airliehill · 1.1 miSlug of Auchranniewaterfall · 3.5 miBlack Hillocks Woodwoodland · under a mileJ M Barrie's Birthplacehistoric site · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197937 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202036 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital8.3 miGP surgeryKirriemuir Medical Practice3.5 miPharmacyBoots UK Limited3.6 miDentistKirriemuir Dental Practice3.7 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar7.6 miCash machineBraes of Kirriemuir, The Square3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND14 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI50 miRailway stationInvergowrie13 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre14 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationAngus7.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD8 postcode district.
