Letham, Falkirk

Letham
Scottish Gaelic: Leathann

This site, complete with nodding donkey, is believed to be related to the extraction of underground methane deposits at Letham
Letham
 Letham shown within the Falkirk council area
OS grid referenceNS895856
Civil parishAirth
Council areaFalkirk
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town FALKIRK
Postcode district FK2
Dialling code 01324
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentFalkirk
Scottish ParliamentFalkirk East
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°03′05″N 3°46′27″W / 56.0513°N 3.7741°W / 56.0513; -3.7741

Letham (Scottish Gaelic: Leathann) is a small former mining village in Falkirk district, Scotland.[1][2] It is located less than 2 miles from the town of Airth.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 65 Falkirk & Linlithgow (Dunfermline) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229705.
  2. Scott, Ian (30 November 2013). "Letham has had its fair share of hardship". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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