Glamis Castle is located beside village Glamis, in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and it is open to the public! :O
Glamis Castle was the childhood home of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, best known as the Queen Mother. Her second daughter, Princess Margaret, was born there as well. The plasterwork ceilings of Glamis are indeed famous for their details and preservation. Along with those of Muchalls Castle and Craigievar Castle, they are considered the finest in Scotland.
The Monster of Glamis: (This is particularly interesting :D)
The most famous legend connected with the castle is that of the Monster of Glamis, a hideously deformed child born to the family. 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.
Another version of the legend is that to every generation of the family a vampire child is born and is walled up in that room.
There is an old story that guests staying at Glamis once hung towels from the windows of every room outta curiosity to find the bricked-up suite of the monster. When they looked at it from outside, several windows were apparently towel-less. At this time, the owner came back and he WAS enraged. :D LOL
The legend of the monster may have been inspired by the true story of the Ogilvies. Somewhere in the sixteen-foot thick walls is the famous room of skulls, where the Ogilvie family, who sought protection from their enemies the Lindsays, were walled up to die of starvation. The skeletons shows their bony hands in their mouths, being driven to starvation..
According to the official website for Glamis Castle, in 1034, King Malcolm II was 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.
There is a small chapel within the castle with seating for 46 people. The story by castle tour guides states that one seat in the chapel is always reserved for the "Grey Lady" (a ghost which still haunts the castle), thought to be Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis. According to the guides, the chapel is still used regularly for family functions, but no one's allowed to sit in that seat.
The late Sir David Bowes-Lyon, while taking a late stroll on the lawn after dinner, reportedly saw a girl gripping the bars of a castle window and staring distractedly into the night. He was about to speak to her when she abruptly disappeared, as if someone had torn her away from the window.
I have the book! So, that's all folks! -Plays Looney Tunes-
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