Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

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Glamis Castle in Angus, Scotland is a historic and grand Scottish castle best known as a royal residence and the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

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Glamis Castle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic building
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Scottish Baronial
associatedWith British royal family
Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
category Castles in Angus, Scotland
Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland
Royal residences in Scotland
childhoodHomeOf Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
country Scotland
function heritage tourism site
stately home
governingBody private ownership
hasAmenity gift shop
tea room
visitor centre
hasChapel yes
hasFeature extensive gardens
medieval origins
parkland
turreted façade
hasGardenType formal gardens
woodland walks
hasGroundsUse events and weddings
public walks
hasLegend Grey Lady ghost
haunted castle
monster of Glamis
hasTour guided tours
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
locatedIn Angus
United Kingdom
village of Glamis
mentionedIn Macbeth
surface form: Shakespeare’s Macbeth (as Glamis)
near Forfar
notableResident Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Bowes-Lyon
surface form: Bowes-Lyon family

Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
province historic county of Angus
region Lowlands
usedAs family seat of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne
royal residence

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Princess Margaret birthPlace Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Forfarshire containsHistoricSite Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
this entity surface form: Glamis Castle