- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 1372 · 14th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style
- Scottish baronial architecture
- Visiting
- probably – Wikidata lists it as a museum or gives tickets, opening hours or visitor numbers; check before you go
- Coordinates
- 56.6203°, -3.0024°
History
In 1372 King Robert II granted the lands of Glamis to Sir John Lyon, who soon married the king's daughter Joanna. In the 15th century the Lyons built a stone tower house here. In 1537 Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis, was accused of witchcraft and of plotting against James V and burned in Edinburgh, and the Crown held the castle for several years. In the 17th century Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, transformed the old tower into a grand residence with turrets and gardens. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later the wife of George VI, grew up here, and in 1930 her daughter Princess Margaret was born at the castle. It still belongs to the Earls of Strathmore.
What to see
A long drive leads up to the castle, gradually revealing its front with turrets and conical roofs. The rooms on show include the vaulted Crypt, the Dining Room, a chapel with 17th-century paintings and the Drawing Room with its richly decorated plaster ceiling, along with rooms associated with the Queen Mother. The grounds take in an Italian garden, a walled garden, a pinetum and a large 17th-century sundial.
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