Balmerino

Balmerino
Balmerino
Balmerino shown within Fife
OS grid reference NO3624
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Dundee
Postcode district DD6
Dialling code 01382
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Looking north across the Tay from above Balmerino
The 450 year old Spanish Chestnut tree at Balmerino in Fife

Balmerino (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mearna means "settlement of St Mearnaig". St Merinoch/Mernoc (Irish Mearnóg) was a famed navigator (Iain Mac an Táilleir, Sabhal Mór Ostaig). Balmerino 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 Abbey ruins and grounds are managed by the National Trust for Scotland and are famed for the ancient sweet chestnut tree and the display of aconites which flower in February. The village is now an official Conservation Area.

Balmerino is also "celebrated" by a poem by William McGonagall - said to be the English language's worst poet - "Beautiful Balmerino".

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.