Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:20 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 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 December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C784 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October66 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksCorral Poollake · under a mileBelmont Castlecastle · 2.0 miStanners Islandisland · under a mileAirlie Castlecastle · 2.2 miLaw of Brigtonhill · under a mileCraigy Linnwater · under a mileSlug of Auchranniewaterfall · 2.6 miCandle Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlyth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 74 haBurn Greenpark · 2.3 miDen of Alythpark · 2.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197934 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202033 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.7 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
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlairgowrie & Rattray Cottage Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryAlyth Health Centre2.4 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD2.4 miDentistInfinityblu Dental Care & Implant Clinic2.4 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND13 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI47 miRailway stationInvergowrie12 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre14 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH12 postcode district.
