James Learmonth, Lord Balcomie

James Learmonth, Lord Balcomie (1600–1657) was a 17th-century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.

[1] His father's main claim to fame was as one of the twelve Gentleman Adventurers of Fife, whose plan to usurp the Clan Macleod from the Isle of Lewis seriously backfired and apart from the loss of at least 80 lives, resulted in the imprisonment of John Learmonth for six months.

James inherited Balcomie Castle, a small Scottish tower house on the death of his father.

In 1627 he was elected a Senator of the College of Justice in place of Archibald Acheson, Lord Glencairnie.

Their children included John Learmonth, Lord Balcomie, Regent of St Andrews University.