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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALMERINO ABBY (Ruins of) | Balmerino Abbey (ruins of) Balmerino Abbey (ruins of) Balmerino Abbey (ruins of) |
Rev. [Reverend] John Thomson, Minister, Balmerino. Andrew Donaldson, Farmer, Balmerino. Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845. |
002 | [situation] In the Southern end of the Village of Balmerino. All that remains of the abbey are a portion of the walls with arched roofs and the first and second flat of the house that was occupied by Lord Balemrino. On the top of the ruin there are large full grown Ash trees. In page 584 of the New Statistical Account it is stated that "Balmerino Abbey was founded by Alexander II [2nd] in 1229 at the suggestion of his mother Ermengarde widow of King William the Lion, in consequence of the beauty of the situation and the benefit she had derived to her health by her occasional visits to that district". It was occupied from that period by Monks of the Cistertion order, till the Reformation when they were obliged to decamp. Page 586. " After the reformation the Abbey was erected into a temporal lordship in favour of Sir James Elphinstone of Barnton, created Lord Balmerinoch 20th Feb. 1604. He was executed for high treason afterwards". It is now the property of F. Stewart Esq. of Balmerino, he takes great interest in it on account of its antiquity, by keeping it in repair and fencing it from the fear of intruders. |
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