Balmirmer

Coordinates: 56°32′22″N 2°41′10″W / 56.539309°N 2.686183°W / 56.539309; -2.686183
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Balmirmer
West Balmirmer farm and cottages
Balmirmer is located in Angus
Balmirmer
Balmirmer
Location within Angus
OS grid referenceNO579388
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARNOUSTIE
Postcode districtDD7
Dialling code01241
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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56°32′22″N 2°41′10″W / 56.539309°N 2.686183°W / 56.539309; -2.686183

Balmirmer is a hamlet in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated 2 miles (3 km) north-east of Carnoustie and 4 miles (6 km) west of Arbroath.[1] The hamlet is the location of West Balmirmer Farm, the birthplace of Margaret Fairlie, the first woman to hold a university chair in Scotland.[2]

Notable residents

  • gynecologist, first woman to hold professorial chair in Scotland[2]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-319-22980-7
  2. ^ a b "Notable University Figures (3): Professor Margaret Fairlie". Archives, Records and Artefacts at the University of Dundee. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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