Visit our site. It contains a curious old carved stone said to be a monument to King Malcolm II and some attractive eighteenth-century cottages which have been converted into a fascinating museum of agricultural implements and the cottage technology of old times. Its most notable feature, however, is the magnificent pile of Glamis Castle, childhood home of the Queen Mother and birthplace of Princess Margaret. Mockery would be misplaced.
Legends associated with the castle possibly owe something to the latter visitor.
Besides ghosts, they include an alleged secret chamber, known only to the thane and his heir. A fourteenth-century iron yett still defends the main entrance. These massive grilles replaced the portcullis and were popular in Scotland and northern England. Glamis' castle, whose history spans 1,000 years and includes the legendary battle between Duncan and MacBeth is a great place to spend an afternoon. Most disappointing was the basement cafeteria-style restaurant which made us remember that we were 500 past the days when Glamis was a hunting lodge and seat of a legendary family whose famous descendants include the Queen Mother.