Balmore

Balmore (from the Scottish Gaelic "Baile Mòr" meaning a large settlement) is a small village in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 1 km west of Torrance and 5 km east of Milngavie.[1]

Balmore Scottish Gaelic: Baile Mòr
Balmore Location within East Dunbartonshire
Population	200
OS grid reference	NS6073
Council area	East Dunbartonshire
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G64
Dialling code	01360
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Dunbartonshire
Scottish Parliament	Strathkelvin and Bearsden

To the south of Balmore lies The Balmore Haughs and the River Kelvin, which flows east–west before turning south and joining the River Clyde. To the south of the River Kelvin and north of the Forth & Clyde Canal lie several Imperial Roman archaeological sites. The remains of part of the Antonine Wall run east–west, and along it two Roman forts, one Roman fortlet and a Roman camp can all be found within 2 km of Balmore.[2]

Balmore appears on The Coal Authority's gazetteer of places where a Coal Mining Search is required in regard to property transactions.[3]

Balmore was appointed barony in 1478 by James III of Scotland the first Baron was James de Verre, member of a noble family coming from France. The title was owned by the family de Verre until 1823 when George de Verre twelfth Baron Balmore ceded the title to John Hamilton; the property remained at the Hamilton family until 2015, when August Hamilton fifteenth Baron of Balmore ceded the title to an Italian family.

The village and area was served by the North British Railway with Balmore railway station located on the Kelvin Valley Railway from 1879 to 1951, complete closure taking place under British Railways in 1961 with the closure of the Balmore Colliery.