Balmirmer
Appearance
Balmirmer | |
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West Balmirmer farm and cottages | |
Location withinAngus | |
OS grid reference | NO579388 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CARNOUSTIE |
Postcode district | DD7 |
Dialling code | 01241 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Balmirmeris ahamletin thecouncil areaofAngus, Scotland.It is situated 2 miles (3 km) north-east ofCarnoustieand 4 miles (6 km) west ofArbroath.[1] The hamlet is the location of West Balmirmer Farm, the birthplace ofMargaret Fairlie,the first woman to hold a university chair inScotland.[2]
Notable residents
[edit]- Margaret Fairlie(1891-1963),academicandgynecologist,first woman to hold professorial chair in Scotland[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath",Ordnance SurveyLandranger Map(B2 ed.), 2007,ISBN0-319-22980-7
- ^ab"Notable University Figures (3): Professor Margaret Fairlie".Archives, Records and Artefacts at the University of Dundee.Retrieved26 October2015.