
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glamis Castle, East Tower as Tower (14th Century) - (18th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Glamis Castle, East Tower was built by the Douglas family in the 14th century and later held by the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the descendants of Sir David Lindsay, who married a daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland. It is important as the ancestral seat of the Lindsay family and is historically linked to Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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Places near here
Glamis CastleSundial (period Unassigned) · 61 yd
Glamis Castle, Statue of King Charles IStatue (period Unassigned) · 95 yd
Glamis Castle, GardensGarden(s) (period Unassigned), Sundial (period Unassigned) · 95 yd
Glamis Castle, Italian GardenGarden (period Unassigned) · 207 yd
Glamis ManseCarved Stone(s) (medieval) · 1161 yd
Glamis War MemorialMemorial · 1524 yd
Glamis HouseMilestone (19th Century) · 1588 yd
North Marketmuir PlantationWood · 1678 yd
ThorntonCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1.1 mi
CossansCastle (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Swirl WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Berry HillockMountain / peak · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0