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Glamis Castle
The childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, steeped in legend and set in the scenic Angus region of Scotland.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Letham is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Friockheim, 14km from Glamis Castle.
Letham is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,650, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Letham (Scots pronunciation: [ˈlɛθəm]) is a village in Angus, Scotland.
Letham is the largest village in Angus, with a population of nearly 2,000. Situated 17 miles (27 km) from Dundee, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Forfar, 10 miles (16 km) from Arbroath and 10 miles (16 km) from Carnoustie.
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two groceries, one of which incorporates the Post Office and newsagent, a primary school, a bakery, a hairdresser, a take-away restaurant, a former hotel which now only functions as bar, the Commercial Inn and a co-operative craft shop named Hand Pict. The village is part of the parish of Letham, Dunnichen and Kirkden.
In and around the village is an extensive pattern of green paths which are kept cut by a group of volunteers, giving the village many and varied places to walk. Many organisations and groups exist to enhance village life, the oldest of these being the Feuars Committee, which manages properties, held in trust for the people of the village.
Nearby is the village of Dunnichen, which is widely believed to be the site of the Battle of Nechtansmere, and the Hamlets of Bowriefauld and Craichie.
To the north of the village there is a Pictish stone with a cup and ring marking, locally known as the Girdlestane. Pictish stones have been found in many sites in Angus.
Letham is twinned with Monasterboice, County Louth, Ireland.
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Letham is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 56.6268 latitude, -2.7706 longitude.
Letham has a population of approximately 1,650 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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castle
The childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, steeped in legend and set in the scenic Angus region of Scotland.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Scotland's first design museum in a striking Kengo Kuma waterfront building, celebrating the country's rich design heritage.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Historic university town and home of golf, with a ruined cathedral, medieval castle and the world-famous Old Course links.
32 km · about 35 min drive
restaurant
Multiple UK Fish and Chip Shop of the Year winner on the harbourfront of the East Neuk's prettiest fishing town, frying haddock landed along the Fife coast. Eat on the sea wall watching the boats.
45 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
The highest main road in Britain at 670m, where the A93 crosses the Grampians at Glenshee between Braemar and the ski centre. The famously steep Devil's Elbow hairpins lie just below the summit.
49 km · about 55 min drive
castle
A ruined medieval fortress on a dramatic rocky headland on the northeastern coast of Scotland.
50 km · about 55 min drive
castle
A large estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, serving as one of the residences of the British royal family since 1852.
54 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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