 Situated from Dundee, from Forfar, from Arbroath and from Carnoustie.There are some shops, including two groceries, one of which incorporates the Post Office and newsagent, a primary school, a bakery, a hairdresser, a take-away restaurant, a hotel with a function suite and bar, the Commercial Inn and a widely known craft shop.The village is part of the parish of Letham, Dunnichen and Kirkden.