Letham, Falkirk

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Letham
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This site, complete with nodding donkey, is believed to be related to the extraction of underground methane deposits at Letham
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Letham
Location within the Falkirk council area
OS grid reference NS895856
Civil parish
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FALKIRK
Postcode district FK2
Dialling code 01324
Police Scotland
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56°03′05″N3°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.