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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of GLAMMIS CASTLE | Glammis Castle (site of) Glammis Castle (site of) Glammis Castle (site of) Glammis Castle (site of) Glammis Castle or Lower Glammis Tower Glamis Tower |
Leighton's His [History] of Fife Revd. [Reverend] J. Hardie Mr. Jeffrey Sibbalds His [History] of Fife New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Od Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Gross's Antiquities. |
037 | [situation] In the town of Kinghorn. The site of a Castle commonly known in Kinghon as "Glammis Castle" "Here is the Ruins (1) of a castle which was one of the ordinary seats of our Kings, till King Robert 2nd disposed f it. Cum Domino de Kinghorn. to John Lyon Knight Lord Glammis. (1) "No vestige of the Castle now remains. The Castle and lands of Kinghorn were frequently pleged as security for the jointure of the Scottish Queens. Sibbald's His [History] of Fife. |
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13 Plan 37C Kinghorn Parish[Quotation] " Upon a rising ground immediately behind the town, overlooking it, there formerly stood a castle, the ruins of which were lately to be seen which was one of the ordinary seats of our ancient Kings." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
[Quotation] "an eminence near the centre of the town of Kinghorn, in Fifeshire, is still preserved in that place. It served as a sea mark to sailors navigating the Forth. This building becoming ruinous a gentleman in the neighbourhood obtained leave of the Strathmore family, to whom it belonged, to take the stones for the purpose of building, on condition that he should put down a pillar on the spot whence he took the stones, with this inscription. "Here stood Glamis Tower." this pillar is remembered by many of the inhabitants at present (A.D. 1789)" Grosse's Antiquities page 256.
[Quotation] "Glammis Castle or Tower, which stood upon the rising ground that overlooks the town, while Royalty had its residence here, it is natural to suppose that it attracted many distinguished individuals to live at Kinghorn." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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