Glamis Castle

Glamis Castle is located in the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland.  Glamis has a long history, having started out as a hunting lodge by 1034.  By 1376, the castle was built for King Robert II’s daughter and given to her husband, Sir John Lyon, Thane of Glamis. (John Lyon was Chamberlain of Scotland and is known as the progenitor of Clan Lyon.) The castle was rebuilt in an L-plan design in the early 15^th century.  When John Lyon the 6^th’s wife, was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in Edinburgh, King James V seized Glamis Castle and lived there for a time.  In 1543, the castle was returned to John Lyon the 7^th.  In 1606, Patrick Lyon, the 9^th Earl of Glamis was made the Earl of Kinghome and he began major work on the castle.  The castle was used as a military garrison and restored after the soldiers’ disuse by Patrick Lyon, the 3^rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghome around 1606. In 1773, a billiard room, new kitchens, and new service courtyards were added.  The castle has remained the ancestral home of the Earls of Strathmore for over 600 years.  Glamis Castle is open to the public.