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	Glamis Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis — pronounced Glahmz (in IPA: [ɡlɑːmz]) — in Angus, Scotland.
		Glamis is set in rolling hills approximately 20 kilometers from the North Sea.
		The most famous legend connected with the castle is that of the Monster of Glamis, a hideously deformed child born to the family.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glamis_Castle (616 words)

	Glamis Castle
		Glamis was the childhood home to Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, and is the birth place of Princess Margaret (1930) who is the first royal baby born in Scotland in over 300 years.
		Another Glamis ghost is the apparition of a toungeless woman seen running across the castle grounds at midnight tearing at her mouth.
		Glamis' vampire is believed a servant woman who was caught sucking the blood of her victim.
	www.hauntedcastlesandhotels.com /Scotland/glamis.htm (1592 words)

	Glamis Castle
		Glamis Castle is known as one of the most haunted castles in Britain.
		Glamis Castle is the historic seat of the Bowes-Lyons Family, the lands were presented to them as a gift by Robert the Bruce in 1372.
		According to legend the castle is as haunted as it is because of an ancient curse brought on the family by Sir John Lyon, who removed an ancestral chalice from their seat at Forteviot, where it was supposed to reside for ever.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /hauntings/glamis.html (1030 words)

	Angus Council \| Local History \| Features \| Buildings \| Glamis Castle
		Glamis Castle - the noblest architectural ornament in the county
		Lord and the sister of the Earl of Angus, was accused of using sorcery to conspire against the life of James V. She was burned alive as a witch on the Castle Hill of Edinburgh.
		Glamis had been neglected under his father and had suffered for his support of the Covenanting cause and the Marquis of Montrose.
	www.angus.gov.uk /history/features/buildings/glamiscastle.htm (367 words)

	Glamis Castle, Dundee, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Glamis is still the family home of the Earls of Strathmore, but is open to the public.
		Lady Janet Douglas, widow of the Earl of Glamis, was burned at the stake as a witch in 1540 by James V. There is said to be a secret room where a nobleman played cards with the devil himself.
		Glamis today looks more like a French Chateau than a medieval fortress, because it was extensively restored in the 17th and 18th centuries.
	www.scotland-calling.com /forts/glamis.htm (226 words)

	Glamis Castle, Scotland, A TourUK Guide
		Their grandson was made 1st Lord Glamis and since that time the family, later earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, have owned and lived at the castle.
		In 1540 Lady Janet Douglas, widow of the Earl of Glamis was seized by James V and burned at the stake as a witch.
		James VI was a frequent visitor and in the 17th century the family's favour with the king meant that the 9th Lord Glamis, later Earl of Kingborne, was able to embark on the task of remodeling the entire castle.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castlesscot/castle_Glamis.htm (365 words)

	Huntly Castle - Myths and Legends
		Castle Huntly, like many other noble buildings has its share of tales to tell, some of which are founded in fact, some of which have become so distorted through time as to be barely recognisable, all are enjoyable to hear and to recount.
		The fool arrived at Castle Lyon affecting to ride the sapling as a horse and either himself or someone in authority planted the sapling so as to commemorate the strange means of travel.
		Castle Lyon too saw the retreat of the Chevalier and his forces and their pursuit by the army of Argyll.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/kenneill/huntly/myths_legends.htm (1262 words)

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		Glamis is a small and pretty village about five miles from Forfar in the fertile valley of Strathmore, in what used to be the county of Angus.
		The Lyons came into possession of Glamis (the "i" is silent, the name being derived from the Gaelic glamhus, a strath or vale) in 1424, and it has remained with them virtually ever since.
		Glamis' castle, whose history spans 1,000 years and includes the legendary battle between Duncan and MacBeth is a great place to spend an afternoon.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Western_Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Glamis-Tayside (505 words)

	Catriona Fraser: Photograph of Glamis Castle
		As far as the 8th century Glamis was a special place, and St. Fergus came from Ireland and was said to have preached to the Picts there.
		King Malcolm II of Scotland died in Glamis in 1034, and his son Duncan I, was slain by his cousin, the notorious MacBeth in 1040.
		Glamis is famous as the renowned setting for Shakespeare's famous tragedy "Macbeth" and as the childhood home of the Queen Mother of Great Britain who, before her marriage to the late King George VI, was Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Square/4638/glamis.html (410 words)

	Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
		When the young 7th Lord Glamis was released after the death of James V, Parliament restored his property to him, but when he returned to the Castle he found it had been stripped of all its most valuable things.
		The 20th century brought further royal connections to Glamis with the marriage at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 between Prince Albert, Duke of York, second son of King George V, and the Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, the youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore.
		Although she was not born here, Glamis was the Queen Mother's childhood home, and it was there that her youngest daughter, Princess Margaret, was born in 1930, the first royal baby in direct line to the throne to be born in Scotland for 300 years, a fact which is proudly remembered at Glamis.
	www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Glamis&offset=50 (901 words)

	Castle of Spirits - The Secrets and Hauntings of Glamis Castle
		Princess Margaret was born at Glamis and it also has the room where King Malcolm of Scotland died after being wounded in battle.
		There is also a Gray Lady who roams the castle and the grounds, but as history does not record anything about her sad past, she is a complete mystery.
		Glamis Castle is open to the public usually from 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.
	www.castleofspirits.com /glamis2.html (1231 words)

	Glamis Castle - Education/Kids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Glamis Castle has been a royal residence since 1372, and spans more than 600 years of Scottish history, with stories of the Old Pretender, Mary Queen of Scots, Shakespeare and James VI and I, right up to the 20th Century with the childhood stories of HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
		The topics associated with the castle stretch the full length of the 5-14 Syllabus, whether touching on history or geography, social studies or literature, we can offer a tailored tour to suit the current topic of their classroom studies.
		We also have the Glamis School Quest, which is Treasure Hunt around the Castle grounds where the Children follow the clues in the booklet to trace some of the historic point in the gardens.
	www.glamis-castle.co.uk /EducationKids.htm (221 words)

	Glamis Castle : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		For 6 centuries, the castle has been connected to members of the British royal family: The Queen Mother was brought up here; and Princess Margaret was born here, making her the first royal princess born in Scotland in 3 centuries.
		The present Glamis Castle dates from the early 15th century, but there are records of a hunting lodge having been here in the 11th century.
		The castle is open to the public, with access to the Royal Apartments and many other rooms, as well as the fine gardens, the end of March to October, Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm; November and December, Monday to Saturday noon to 4pm.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/glamiscastle/2074010001.html (367 words)

	Glamis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Glamis Castle is the imposing and historic home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
		The castle owes its present appearance, with its numerous turrets and battlements, to the 17th century.
		When Lady Glamis was burned for witchcraft and conspiring to murder James V in 1537, the castle was forfeited to the crown, though when her innocence had been established, it was returned to her son and the Strathmore family have held it ever since.
	freespace.virgin.net /davie.wilson/Castles/glamis.htm (122 words)

	Glamis Castle
		Glamis Castle may have more strange and ghostly tales attached to it than any other single structure on earth.
		The castle is mentioned in the play, and there are whispers that the murder of King Duncan actually took place here.
		Many of the Lords of Glamis were much like the one discussed above, and before long the vast family fortune was squandered and the castle in ruins.
	www.grimghosts.com /rare/text/glamis.htm (1011 words)

	Glamis Castle & Mary, Queen of Scots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Glamis Castle is a magnificent 14th century keep, modified and greatly extended in later times.
		James held his court at the Castle until 1542 when he died himself, upon which Glamis was restored to the young 7th Lord of Glamis.
		Glamis Castle is also the site of the famous Shakespeare play "Macbeth".
	www.marie-stuart.co.uk /Castles/Glamis.htm (187 words)

	Glamis Castle
		The second lord of Glamis, in the fifteenth century, was well known for his debauched lifestyle.
		She is believed to be the ghost of Janet Douglas, the wife of the sixth lord of Glamis, James.
		There was no evidence needed for a trial of that kind, so when she came under suspicion for plotting the murder of the King of Scotland, she was tried, condemned and executed in Edinburgh in 1537.
	etherscribe.tripod.com /glamis_castle.htm (604 words)

	Glamis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		She knew, of course, that there were stories about Glamis, but had not the remotest idea that the hammering she had heard was connected with any story.
		There is a modern story of a stonemason, who was engaged at Glamis Castle last century, and who, having discovered more than he should have done, was supplied with a handsome competency, upon the conditions that he emigrated and kept inviolable the secret he had learned.
	www.harvestfields.netfirms.com /horror/007/206.htm (1014 words)

	The ghosts of Glamis Castle - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		Glamis Castle is thought to be the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, and since 1372 has been the seat of the Bowes Lyon family, later Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
		An area on the roof of the castle is still known as the `Mad Earl's Walk', but whether this was used for exercising the monster at night, or referred to another member of the family, is not known.
		Lady Glamis, the beautiful widow of the sixth Lord Glamis, was burnt alive as a witch on Castle Hill, Edinburgh in 1537, and her ghost, surrounded by a reddish glow, has been seen hovering above the clock tower.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=8522 (1026 words)

	Clan Lindsay USA - Castles & Such: Glamis Castle
		Glamis is reported to be one of the most haunted castles in Scotland.
		Many believe that unexplained sounds in the castle can indeed be explained: The Earl Beardie and Lord Glamis still inhabit a secret room at Glamis Castle, where they are condemned to pay for their rebellion against the Lord by playing cards all thorough eternity—with the Devil himself as the dealer!
		Today, experts on Glamis Castles believe there really is a sealed room in the walls of the dining room that can only be accessed from a sealed "door within a door" located a floor above.
	www.clanlindsayusa.org /castles_glamis.html (247 words)

	Historical perspective for Glamis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		lamis Castle, the seat of the Earl of Strathmore, in Glamis parish, SW Forfarshire, near the left bank of Dean Water, 7 furlongs N by E of the village.
		John, sixth Lord, who died in 1528, had wedded Janet Douglas, a sister of the banished Earl of Angus; and she, in 1537, was burned on the Castlehill of Edinburgh on a trumped -up charge of conspiring the destruction of James V. by poison.
		The Glamis estate-22, 850 acres, of £25,000 annual value-comprises 16, 850 acres of arable land, 4000 of natural pasture, and 2000 under wood.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurehistory115.html (990 words)

	Society of Antiquaries of London - Books in print (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Glamis Castle – the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother – has captured the imagination of successive generations of visitors by virtue of its architectural splendour and royal associations.
		This book presents a detailed account of the buildings and gardens of Glamis Castle, principal seat of the family of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne since the 1370s.
		Glamis has also featured in many historical and literary works, from Shakespeare's Macbeth to Sir Walter Scott's novels, and the author completes his study of the castle by surveying the myths and legends that have grown up around it.
	www.sal.org.uk /books/reviews/glamis_castle/default.php (333 words)

	glamis castle. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Castle in build very simple, from stone, mortar and wood but in the same time is the most heavily fortified structures ever created.
		All the castles built on 12th and 13th century, the living quarters of it invariably had one basic element.
		In the earliest castles the family slept at the extreme upper end of the hall.
	castle.taclale.info /vacations/glamis_castle.html (367 words)

	Glamis Castle on AboutBritain.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Glamis Castle is the family home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and has been a royal residence since 1372.
		It was the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the birthplace of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret and the legendary setting of Shakespeare's play "Macbeth".
		The Castle and Grounds are available for functions such as dinners, luncheons, VIP receptions, product launches, balls, highland games and clay pigeon shooting.
	www.aboutbritain.com /GlamisCastle.htm (456 words)

	Glamis Castle (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is said that Glamis is not in a very defensible position like most other castles, as it sits on flat ground at the bottom of the Vale of Strathmore.
		This room is one of the oldest, strongest, and most impregnable rooms of the castle and was the lower hall of the original 15th century tower house, where the the Lord's retainers would dine.
		Glamis is said to be one of the most haunted homes in Scotland...
	www.geocities.com.cob-web.org:8888 /jojogoob/Glamis.htm (710 words)

	Cruachan: Glamis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		lamis Castle is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is often visited by the British Royal Family.
		Glamis provides the setting for parts of William Shakespeare's tragic play MacBeth.
		One of the many legends tells about a resident, the first Lord of Glamis, Patric and a visitor named Old Beardy were gambling one night late into the Sabbath.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Shores/8505/glamis.html (240 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Scott's feelings were understandable - Glamis reeks of history and is peopled with phantoms, be they genuine echoes of past occurrences or the figments of imaginations held in thrall by the very stones which have witnessed nearly seven hundred years of Scotland's history.
		When the young 7th Lord Glamis was released after James V's death and restored to his property by Act of Parliament, he found that the 9th royal usurpers had plundered the Castle of all its most valuable things - silver, bedding and furniture had all been taken away.
		The twentieth century brought further royal connections to Glamis with the marriage at Westminster Abbey on the 26th April 1923 between Prince Albert, Duke of York, second son of King George V, and the Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/castles/scotland/glamis/glbowes.html (2195 words)

	Overview of Glamis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Glamis was a Royal hunting lodge from as early as the 11th C., when King Malcolm II (c.954 - 1018) is thought to have been murdered there.
		She was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle and burned as a witch on Castlehill (1537), while James confiscated Glamis and its contents.
		The castle was extended from the 16th century and the policies were landscaped by Capability Brown.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst115.html (366 words)

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