Summary
Balmore (from the Scottish Gaelic "Baile Mòr" meaning a large settlement) is a small village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now lies in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 1 km west of Torrance and 5 km east of Milngavie.[1]
Balmore
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  Balmore Location within East Dunbartonshire | |
| Population | 200 |
| OS grid reference | NS6073 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G64 |
| Dialling code | 01360 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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 part of the vast earldom of the Barony of Mugdock. Was appointed barony in 27th December 1253 by Alexander III of Scotland the first Baron was Patrick of Graham. In 1478 the title passed to William Graham, member of a noble family coming from Verre, France. The title was owned by the family of de Verre until 1823 when James de Graham twelfth Baron of Mugdock, ceded the title to John MacAdam. The ancestors of Mr. MacAdam is Hamilton; the property remained at the Hamilton family until 2015, when August MacAdam of Hamilton fifteenth Baron of Mugdock ceded the title to an Italian family Silighini. [4]
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.
Notable people edit
Notable people connected with Balmore include Magnus Magnusson, the journalist and television presenter who lived nearby until his death, and his daughter Sally.[5]
References edit
- ^ Express, Britain. "Historic towns and villages to visit in Aberdeenshire and Moray | Grampian Heritage Guide". Britain Express. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Cadder Roman Fort to Bearsden | The Antonine Wall | antoninewall.co.uk". www.antoninewall.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Balmore Colliery Coal Mine information and photos". www.aditnow.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Barony of Mugdock". 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Mastermind presenter items auctioned". 31 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2019.