Letham
Letham is a small village in Fife, Scotland, located just off the A92, around 5 miles from Cupar. According to the 2001 Census, Letham has 138 residents, although this has without a doubt increased in the previous years.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Letham, Fife”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palace of Monimail and Scottish Deer Centre.
Palace of Monimail
Castle
Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Palace of Monimail, also known as Monimail Tower, was a Renaissance palace in Fife, Scotland. A residence of the Archbishops of St Andrews from the 13th century, in the early 17th century Monimail became a chief seat of the Melville family.
Scottish Deer Centre
Zoo
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Scottish Deer Centre is a 55-acre zoological park near Cupar in Fife, Scotland. The attraction is set on the estate of Over Rankeilour, at the former Over Rankeilour Farm close to the hamlet of the Bow of Fife. Scottish Deer Centre is situated 1½ miles southeast of Letham.
Cairnie Hill
Peak
Photo: Wereldburger758, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairnie Hill lies at the eastern end of the Ochil Hills, above the village of Collessie Scotland. It is the highest point of a small upland area between Collesie Den and Collairnie Farm. Cairnie Hill is situated 2 miles west of Letham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collessie and Dunbog.
Collessie
Village
Collessie is a village and parish of Fife, Scotland. The village is set on a small hillock centred on a historic church. Due to rerouting of roads, it now lies north of the A91. Collessie is situated 1½ miles southwest of Letham.
Dunbog
Hamlet
Dunbog is a parish in the county of Fife in Scotland which is now united with the neighbouring parish of Abdie, Dunbog kirk closing at that time. The name of the parish possibly derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Dùn Bolg, meaning "bag fort" or "bag-like, rounded hill" although no fortification has been identified on Dunbog Hill. Dunbog is situated 2½ miles northwest of Letham.
Springfield
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Springfield is a village on the edge of Howe of Fife, 3 miles to the south-west of the town of Cupar, Fife, Scotland. The origin of the community is thought to be from the linen industry in the 19th century. Springfield is situated 2½ miles southeast of Letham.
Letham
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.31716° or 56° 19′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.1203° or 3° 7′ 13″ westElevation
203 feet (62 metres)Open location code
9C8R8V8H+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 29621843OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Letham” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Letham”
- Dutch: “Letham”
- German: “Letham”
- Italian: “Letham”
- Swedish: “Letham, Fife”
- Swedish: “Letham”
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Highlights include The Square and Letham Village Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Letham”. Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.