Balmerino is recorded in this Index as a Scottish barony in the county of Fife. The earliest record identified so far is dated 1552. It also appears in the sources as Balmerinoch.
The historical record
References identified
Register of the Great Seal
NRS GD137/215 — Extract Great Seal confirmation dated 8 Oct 1572, confirming charter of 9 Oct 1569; lands expressly lie in the barony of Balmerinoch. Exact RMS item number not yet resolved.
Retours and Lyon records
Retours, Fife — place-name index entry; exact numbered retour/date not yet resolved
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