Location: Forfar, Angus Map
Tel. 01307 840393
Open:
Mar- Oct: 10:30am- 4:30pm daily
Nov& Dec: 10am- 6pm daily
Last tour at 4pm
Official site
Glamis Castle is a medieval fortress situated in Forfar, Angus
county of Scotland in United Kingdom. Although there was already
a castle in the place since at least the eleventh century, the
current building has its origin in the late fourteenth century.
It was erected by the orders of Sir John Lyon, future Camerarius
Domini Regis (Chamberlain) and also the king's future son-in-law
Robert II, after he obtained permission from this for its
construction in 1371. However, most of the rest of the current
castle dates from the seventeenth century.
In 1435 the main tower of the Glamis fortress, which already was
an impressive structure added the eastern wing, when Queen Mary
of Scotland and her entourage visited Glamis in 1562. During the
next century new changes took place, adding the West Wing and
also the chapel of the northwest area. For centuries this castle
has been closely linked to the British royal family, being the
place of maiden residence of Queen Elizabeth of the United
Kingdom, direct descendant of John Lyon, and future wife of King
George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II. It was also the
birthplace of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the first
princess born in Scotland in the last three centuries.