Letham, Angus

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|constituency_westminster= Angus

|constituency_scottish_parliament= Angus South

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|post_town= FORFAR

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Letham ({{IPA|sco|ˈlɛθəm}}) is a village in Angus, Scotland.

Letham is the largest village in Angus,{{cite web| url = http://www.lethamangus.btck.co.uk/About%20us| title = Community Website Builder}}{{failed verification|date=January 2022}} with a population of nearly 2,000. Situated {{convert|17|mi|km}} from Dundee, {{convert|5|mi|km}} from Forfar, {{convert|10|mi|km}} from Arbroath and {{convert|10|mi|km}} from Carnoustie.{{citation

| title = Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath

| work = Ordnance Survey Landranger Map

| edition = B2

| date = 2007

| isbn = 978-0-319-22980-4| last1 = Ordnance Survey

| first1 = Great Britain

}}

There are some shops, including 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 widely known {{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} craft shop. 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,{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/localnotes/monasterboice-and-letham-agree-twinning-status-27124461.html|title=Monasterboice and Letham agree twinning status|website= Drogheda Independent|date=22 September 2000}}