Glenmore, Banyuwangi

Glenmore
Town
Glenmore in 1927. In the background is Mount Raung in activity.
Glenmore Location in Banyuwangi Regency, Java and Indonesia Show map of Banyuwangi Regency Glenmore Glenmore (Java) Show map of Java Glenmore Glenmore (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°18′S114°3′E / 8.300°S 114.050°E / -8.300; 114.050
Country	Indonesia
Region	Java
Province	East Java
Regency	Banyuwangi Regency
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 333
Villages	7
Website	glenmore.banyuwangikab.go.id

Glenmore is a district (kecamatan) of Banyuwangi Regency, East Java province, Indonesia. It is named after a plantation located nearby which once owned by an Englishman named Ros Taylor since 1910. ^[1]

Glenmore is a Scottish name. The name may lend support to the report of the existence of Scottish settlement since 18th century in the area, established by Catholic Scots originally seeking refuge in Holland, but later sent to Dutch East Indies. ^[2]

The Pura Pucak Raung, a Javanese Hindu temple, is located in Glenmore. It is within the vicinity of the temple that Balinese literature locates the place where the Hindu saint Maharishi Markandeya gathered followers for an expedition to Bali, whereby he is said to have brought Hinduism to the island in the fifth century AD.

Villages

Glenmore has 7 villages:

• Bumiharjo
• Karangharjo
• Margomulyo
• Sepanjang
• Sumbergondo
• Tegalharjo
• Tulungrejo

8°18′S114°3′E / 8.300°S 114.050°E / -8.300; 114.050

References

1. Dody Wisnu Pribadi. 2009. Glenmore dan Petani Gula Kelapa Archived 2010-05-17 at the Wayback Machine . Kompas April 29, 2009.
2. Mann, Richard I (2004). 400 years and more of the British in Indonesia. Gateway Books International. ISBN   9780921333937. p. 12.