Balmerino

Balmerino

:"This article is about the settlement in Scotland; for the horse, see Balmerino (horse)Balmerino ( _gd. Baile Meireanach) is a small village and former monastic centre in Fife, Scotland. It is the home of Balmerino Abbey and the former abbots of Balmerino who were great regional landlords. It became a secular lordship (see Lord Balmerino) at the beginning of the 17th century and fell into ruin. The village is now an official Conservation Area.

External links

* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst12.html Balmerino on geo.ed.ac.uk]
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/balmerino/abbey/index.html Balmerino abbey on Undiscovered Scotland]
* [http://www.ourpasthistory.com/scotland/?c=Balmerino-History-of-the-Parish Balmerino - History of the Parish]

ee also

*List of places in Fife


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