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.
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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