Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 49 min4:19 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 47 min8:46 am – 3:33 pm
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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 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -1°C913 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October74 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 landmarksFalls of Drumly Harrywaterfall · 3.6 miWhite Tophill · 2.1 miGallow Hillhill · 2.1 miDen of Ogil Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miStrathmorevalley · 2.6 miLoch of Forfarlake · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesForfar Loch Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 72 haWest Greenpark · 4.5 miForfar Botanists Gardenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 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 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.5 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
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesGP surgeryKirriemuir Medical Practice3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND18 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ44 miRailway stationMonifieth16 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD8 postcode district.
