Luthrie

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Luthrie
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Luthrie
Coordinates: 56°21′53″N3°05′05″W / 56.364638°N 3.084701°W / 56.364638; -3.084701 Coordinates: 56°21′53″N3°05′05″W / 56.364638°N 3.084701°W / 56.364638; -3.084701 [1]
Country Scotland
County Fife
Parish Creich

Luthrie is a village in the parish of Creich in Fife, Scotland. A small stream shown on maps as Windygates Burn (but know locally as Luthrie Burn) flows through the village and occasionally floods. [2] [3]

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Notable buildings

Listed

There are two listed buildings in the village, both Grade C(S):

Other

Transportation

The railway station Luthrie railway Station.jpg
The railway station

Luthrie had a station on the Newburgh and North Fife Railway which was open to passengers between 1909 and 1951. The railway has since been lifted.

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