Balmerino
thumb|left|Looking north across the River Tay|Tay from above Balmerino thumb|left|The 450-year-old Spanish chestnut tree at Balmerino in Fife Balmerino is a small village and former monastic centre in Fife, Scotland. It is the home of Balmerino Abbey and the former abbots of Balmerino who were great regional landlords. It became a secular lordship in 1605 when the abbey's lands were transferred into a barony and the title of Lord Balmerino was created. The already fire-damaged abbey was allowed to fall into ruin as it no longer had a function. The abbey ruins and grounds are managed by the Nat
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- Balmerino
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- Alba / Scotland
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thumb|left|Looking north across the River Tay|Tay from above Balmerino thumb|left|The 450-year-old Spanish chestnut tree at Balmerino in Fife Balmerino is a small village and former monastic centre in Fife, Scotland. It is the home of Balmerino Abbey and the former abbots of Balmerino who were great regional landlords. It became a secular lordship in 1605 when the abbey's lands were transferred into a barony and the title of Lord Balmerino was created. The already fire-damaged abbey was allowed to fall into ruin as it no longer had a function. The abbey ruins and grounds are managed by the National Trust for Scotland and are famed for the ancient sweet chestnut tree and the display of aconites which flower in February.
The village contains a number of 18th- and 19th-century houses in a local vernacular, and is now an official Conservation Area.