Glamis Castle

Glamis Castle is regarded as one of the most haunted castles in Britain. It certainly has more ghost stories and legends attached to it than any other castle within the British Isles. The Castle is located in Scotland near the village of Glamis, 5 miles west of Forfar. The main keep of the castle dates from the 14th century, and the majestic towers and turrets were added in later years.

Glamis Castle is the ancestral home of the Earls of Strathmore, the Bowes Lyons, It was given to the family as a gift in 1372 by Robert the Bruce. The main keep of the castle dates from the 14th century, and the majestic towers and turrets were added in later years. The Bowes Lyons family is still the present owners of the castle, its members included the Queen Mother, who was born at Glamis and gave birth to Princess Margaret there.

There have been numerous sightings of ghosts at the property over the last century, with up to twenty different spirits residing in the castle and it grounds. Some believe the reason for all the paranormal activity at the castle is down to a "secret room" within the castle that contains a terrible secret. There are several different stories regarding the room and what it contains.

If you stand outside the castle and count the number of windows, and compare them with the number of windows inside the building, you will always be two windows short; supporting the theory of the secret room in Glamis, and what this room contains has been the subject of much debated for over 600 years. Some of the members of staff believe the secret room is on the top story of the castle inside a tower, here they have claimed to have heard strange thuds and bangs coming from within the walls of the building. One theory is that of enemies of the Bowes Lyons were slaughtered in the secret room; others believe that the room had black magic and occult rituals performed in it.

Glamis Castle - Secret Room

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