Lathones
| Lathones | |
| Fife | |
|---|---|
 Lathones | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NO474086 |
| Location: | 56°16’4"N, 2°50’59"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fife |
Lathones is a village in Fife about six miles south-west of St Andrews, in the parish of Cameron in the Riggin o Fife.
The place-name Lathones if first attested between 1452 and 1480 as Lathone. The etymology is uncertain but thought to be from Gaelic leth ('half, side') and tòn ('backside'). If so, the name was once leth thòine ('the half of the rounded hill').[1]
Lathones was formerly a mining village.
One of the main attractions at Lathones is the Inn at Lathones, which features regular live music acts.
References
- ↑ Taylor, Simon and Márkus, Gilbert: 'The Place-Names of Fife' (Tyas, 2006-12), III 117.