Glamis Castle
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130 Inveresk Rd Musselburgh EH21 7AY SCOTLAND |
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| One of the most famous and reputedly haunted, castles in Scotland, Glamis Castle consists of a greatly extended 14th-century keep. It was altered to an L-plan in the 16th century, and the battlements were replaced with turrets and dormers. It was extended again, with lower wings and round towers, in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In the 15th century the lands were held by Sir John Lyon, Chancellor of Scotland, who married a daughter of Robert II. The family were made Lords Glamis in 1445. In 1540 the young and beautiful wife of the 6th Lord, Janet Douglas, was burned to death for witchcraft by James V, who hated the Douglases. Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed here in 1562. The castle is still held by the Lyons, now Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and the present Queen Mother comes from this family. Collections of historic pictures, porcelain and furniture. Extensive park, nature trail and garden. Two additional exhibition rooms. Four shops and restaurant. Disabled access to gardens and ground floor; WC. The castle is reputedly one the most haunted in Britain. The ghost of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, 'Earl Beardie', is said to haunt a walled-up room where he played cards with the devil. Another ghost is the 'Grey Lady of Glamis', the ghost of Janet Douglas, who was burnt by James V. The apparition of a little African boy is said to sit on a stone seat in the hall. |
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