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El castillo de Glamis es un castillo ubicado en Glamis, Angus, Escocia, que data de principios del siglo XV, aunque hay datos que apuntan a que ya en el siglo XI existía en este lugar un pabellón de caza, posiblemente origen de este castillo.
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Glamis /ˈɡlɑːmz/ es una pequeña ciudad de Angus , conocida...
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Glamis is set in the broad and fertile lowland valley of Strathmore, near Forfar, county town of Angus, which lies between the Sidlaw Hills to the south and the Grampian Mountains to the north, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) inland from the North Sea. The estate surrounding the castle covers more than 57 square kilometres (14,000 acres) and, i...
The vicinity of Glamis Castle has prehistoric traces; for example, a noted intricately carved Pictish stone known as the Eassie Stone was found in a creek-bed at the nearby village of Eassie. In 1034 Malcolm II was murdered at Glamis, where there was a Royal Hunting Lodge. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (1603–06), the eponymous character res...
In the 17th century four "brazen" statues were placed on the approach avenue: Charles I in boots; James VI in a stole; Charles II in Roman dress; and James II as in his Whitehall portrait. The first two were sculpted by Arnold Quellin.
The Monster of Glamis
The most famous legend connected with the castle is that of the Monster of Glamis, a hideously deformed child born to the family. Some accounts came from singer and composer Virginia Gabriel who stayed at the castle in 1870. In the story, the monster was kept in the castle all his life and his suite of rooms bricked up after his death. Another monster is supposed to have dwelt in Loch Calder near the castle.[citation needed] An alternative version of the legend is that to every generation of...
Earl Beardie
A legend tells of the 15th-century "Earl Beardie," who has been identified with both Alexander Lyon, 2nd Lord Glamis (died 1486), and with Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford (died 1453). Several versions exist, but they all involve "Earl Beardie" playing cards. However, it was the sabbath, and either his hosts refused to play, or a servant advised him to stop. Lord Beardie became so furious that he claimed that he would play until doomsday, or with the Devil himself, depending on the ver...
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According to the official website for Glamis Castle, in 1034, Malcolm IIwas mortally wounded in a nearby battle and taken to a Royal Hunting Lodge, which sat at the site of the present castle, where he died.
The towers in front of the castle each measure 7 metres (23 ft) in diameter and are about 4 metres (13 ft) high, each having a modern parapet. The walls are 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) thick. There is a small chapel within the castle with seating for 46 people. The story given to visitors by castle tour guides states that one seat in the chapel is always r...
The clock tower houses the castle's archives which include a wide range of historical material relating to the castle and the Bowes and Lyon families. These include a papal bull and the memoirs of Mary Eleanor Bowes. The Glamis archives have a close connection with the archives at the University of Dundee, and researchers who wish to consult materi...
In the British children’s television series Thomas & Friends, Lord Callan’s castle is based on Glamis Castle. The 1982 Yoko Tsuno album La Proie et l'ombre by Roger Leloupprominently features the fictional "Loch Castle", which is drawn as being near-identical to Glamis Castle.
The Monster of Glamis Archived 2 February 2013 at archive.today, article by Mike Dash- Preserved
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Guía para visitar el castillo de Glamis, el hogar de la Reina Madre y de mil y una leyendas de Escocia. Curiosidades, historia y consejos.
Datos históricos. Entrada principal al castillo. Vista del torreón desde la muralla. La planta está fundada sobre los mismos cimientos de una antigua torre, mencionada ya en escritos de mediados del siglo XV y que en el siglo XIX se hallaba muy degradada, tras haberse empleado como casa de labranza.
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8 de ene. de 2013 · Al final de una avenida flanqueada de árboles se alza, imponente, el castillo de Glamis. Más parecido a un chateau francés que a una fortaleza medieval, ha sido el hogar de los Condes de Strathmore desde 1372, año en que el rey Robert II de Escocia le concedió el castillo a Sir John Lyon, señor de Glamis, que
