Is there still a farm called Balnamoon in Grange, Banff?

[lola0908]

Hi

My family (Lorimer family) owned a farm called Balnamoon in Grange, Banff up until just before 1900s.  I just wondered if anyone knew whether it was still there?

Thanks for your help 

[Little Nell]

You mean this one?

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1186307

If so, I'd say yes, it still exists.   

Nell

[lola0908]

Hi Nell

Thank you very much , i had tried googling it before  but couldn't find it 

Thanks again a really appreciate it!

[Forfarian]

Balnamoon is actually an area with quite a few farms and crofts , rather than just one farm. As well as the farm in the photograph above, Mains of Balnamoon, Balnamoonhill and West Balnamoon are all named on the modern 1:25,000 map.

Geograph has five more images of Balnamoon:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/238432
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1186293
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/238468
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1186277
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/315521

The 1881 census lists 27 households at Balnamoon/(Hill). There is one Lorimer family, described as crofters of 20 acres, at Balnamoon (Hill), and at plain Balnamoon two farmers, one of 40 and the other of 60 acres, and another farmer of 200 acres. I reckon the one with the 200 acres, William Mitchell, would have been the one in the house in http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1186307

[lola0908]

Hi

Thank you for the message and the links, i didn't realise Balnamoon was an area  .  My grans family stayed there for years before moving down to central scotland. 

I will need to pop up there one day for a wee nosey 

Thanks again 

[tomk23]

Yes Balnamoon is still there , i lived in Deskford from the thirties to the fifties and the farmer then was a Mr Jack , it may be joined up with other farms , but the steading is still there .

[lola0908]

Thank you Tom i appreciate that  .  I will really need to try and visit Banff at some point 

[Forfarian]

I will really need to try and visit Banff at some point 

When you do, I recommend a look at the Valuation Rolls for the county of Banff. These list all the addresses in the county by parish, with the names of the proprietor, tenant and occupier. This could be useful for finding out where exactly your Lorimers lived at Balnamoon. There are copies of the VRs in the Local Heritage Centre in Elgin, and probably also in the library in the burgh of Banff. Also in Aberdeen and in the National Library and National Archives in Edinburgh.

[lola0908]

Thanks for the tips Forfarian.  I will try that