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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAMIS CASTLE | Glamis Castle Glamis Castle Glamis Castle |
Mr. Fairweather, Glamis Castle Mr. Anderson, Glamis Mr. Ross, Schoolmaster |
037 | The castle of Glamis, a venerable and majestic pile of building, is situate about one mile north of the village, on the flat grounds at the confluence of the Glamis Burn and the Dean. There is a print of it given by Slezer in Charles II.'s reign, - by which it appears to have been anciently much more extensive, being a large quadrangular mass of buildings, having two courts in front, with a tower in each, and gateway through below them; and on the northern side, was the principal tower, which now constitutes the central portion of the present castle, upwards of 100 feet in height. The building received the addition of a tower in one of its angles, for a spiral staircase from bottom to top, and of numerous small turrets on its top, with conical roofs. The wings were added, at the same time, by Patrick, Earl of Strathmore, who repaired and modernized the structure, under the direction of Inego Jones. One of the wings has been renovated within the last 60 years, and other additions made, but not in harmony with Earl Patrick's repairs. There is also a secret room in it, only known to two or at most three individuals, who are bound not to reveal it, unless to their successors in the secret. It has been frequently the object of search with the inquisitive, but the search has been in vain. There are no records of the Castle prior to the tenth century, when it is first noticed in connection with the death of Malcolm II. in 1034. Tradition says that he was murdered in this castle, and in a room which is still pointed out, in the centre of the principal tower; and that the murderers lost their way in the darkness of the night, and by the breaking of the ice, were drowned in the Loch of Forfar. Fordun's account is, however, somewhat different and more probable. He states that the King was mortally wounded in a skirmish, in the neighbourhood, by some of the adherents of Kenneth V.; accordingly, to the eastward of the Village, within a wood near Thornton, there is a large Cairn of stones surrounding an ancient obelisk, bearing similar characters with the one near to the church, and which is called King Malcolm's Grave Stone. Now [continued on page 12] |
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[Page] 11Parish of Glamis
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