Balmirmer is a hamlet in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated north-east of Carnoustie and west of Arbroath. The hamlet is the location of West Balmirmer Farm, the birthplace of Margaret Fairlie, the first woman to hold a university chair in Scotland. Notable residents Margaret Fairlie (1891-1963), academic and gynecologist, first woman to hold professorial chair in Scotland See also Carnoustie References Villages in Angus, Scotland