Glamis Castle

Glamis Castle is one of the most famous castles in the United Kingdom.[1] It is near the village of Glamis, in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Glamis Castle was the childhood home of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, best known as the Queen Mother. Her daughter, Princess Margaret, was born there. A picture of the castle is featured on the Royal Bank of Scotland ten pound note.

Parts of the castle and its gardens are open to the public. There is also a tea room for visitors.

There are many famous stories and legends about Glamis Castle.

Setting

Glamis Castle is set in the wide valley of Strathmore, near Forfar, the capital of Angus. It is between the Sidlaw Hills to the south and the Grampian Mountains to the north, about 12 miles (20 kilometres) from the North Sea.

The estate (the castle's land) covers more than 14,000 acres (57 km²). There are gardens and walking trails, as well as a farm which produces beef and a plantation (planted forest) which produces timber. There are two streams run through the estate. Near one stream, called the Glamis Burn is an arboretum (a tree garden) which has trees from all over the world, many of them rare and several hundred years old. Birds and other small wildlife can often be seen in the grounds.

History, legends and tales

Glamis Castle in the snow, circa 1880

Glamis in fiction

Related pages

References

  1. The word Glamis is pronounced like "Glarms".
  2. C.Michael Hogan, Eassie Stone, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, Oct. 7, 2007
  3. Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland, Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh 1861.
  4. Tayside Village Walks
  5. 5.0 5.1 ""Myths and Legends"". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-18.

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