
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glamis Castle, Gardens as Garden(s) (period Unassigned), Sundial (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Glamis Castle was originally built by the Keith family in the 14th century and later held by the Douglas and then the Graham families, becoming the seat of the Earls of Strathmore. It is historically important as the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and for its association with Scottish nobility and literature, including Shakespeare's *Macbeth*.
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Places near here
Glamis CastleSundial (period Unassigned) · 41 yd
Glamis Castle, Statue of King Charles IStatue (period Unassigned) · 68 yd
Glamis Castle, Italian GardenGarden (period Unassigned) · 220 yd
Glamis Castle, Garden HouseGarden House (period Unassigned) · 663 yd
Glamis ManseCarved Stone(s) (medieval) · 1222 yd
Glamis War MemorialMemorial · 1563 yd
North Marketmuir PlantationWood · 1583 yd
Glamis HouseMilestone (19th Century) · 1609 yd
ThorntonCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1.1 mi
CossansCastle (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Swirl WoodWood · 1.3 mi
Berry HillockMountain / peak · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Peter Jeffery · CC BY-SA 2.0