Balmerino
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Edward’s Abbey and Balmerino Parish Church.
St. Edward’s Abbey
Balmerino Abbey, or St Edward's Abbey, in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery which has been ruinous since the 16th century.
Balmerino Parish Church
Church
Photo: James Denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmerino Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in Bottomcraig, Fife, Scotland. The church sits in the centre of the small village where it was built in 1811. It is situated across the road from the accompanying manse constructed in 1816.
Birkhill Castle
Castle
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Birkhill Castle is a stately home, the residence of the Earl of Dundee, located on the banks of the River Tay, a short drive from St. Andrews. The castle is operated as a commercial venture offering facilities for corporate and private groups. Birkhill Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Balmerino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bottomcraig and Gauldry.
Bottomcraig
Hamlet
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Bottomcraig is a village in Fife, Scotland located near Balmerino and The Gauldry. The village is home to Balmerino Parish Church, built in 1811, and the former manse built in 1816.
Gauldry
Village
Gauldry, locally sometimes The Gauldry, is a village in Fife, Scotland. It is located 3 kilometres southwest of Newport on Tay, 2 kilometres south-east of Balmerino, and 1 kilometre south of Bottomcraig.
Kilmany
Village
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Kilmany is a village and parish in Fife, Scotland. It is located on the A92 between Auchtermuchty and the Tay Road Bridge. In 2001 it had a population of 75. Kilmany is situated 2½ miles southeast of Balmerino.
Balmerino
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.41078° or 56° 24′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.04191° or 3° 2′ 31″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9C8RCX65+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 29621748OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Balmerino” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Balmerino”
- Chinese: “巴尔梅里诺”
- Dutch: “Balmerino”
- French: “Balmerino”
- German: “Balmerino”
- Irish: “Baile Meireanach”
- Italian: “Balmerino”
- Japanese: “バルメリーノ”
- Portuguese: “Balmerino”
- Scots: “Balmairnie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Meireanach”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Balmerino”
- Spanish: “Balmerino”
- Swedish: “Balmerino”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balmerino Abbey and The Wee Art Booth.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Balmerino”. Photo: Cb43569, Public domain.