Balmore
Coordinates: 55°56′02″N 4°14′10″W / 55.934°N 4.236°W
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.
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.
Balmore appears on The Coal Authority's gazetteer of places where a Coal Mining Search is required in regard to property transactions.
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 Hamilton August fifteenth Baron of Balmore ceded the title to an Italian family .
Notable people
Notable people connected with Balmore include Magnus Magnusson, the journalist and television presenter who lived nearby until his death and his daughter Sally.
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