View from SSW showing entrance front
SC 769830
Description View from SSW showing entrance front
Date 1985
Catalogue Number SC 769830
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 7172 CN
Scope and Content Glamis Castle, Angus, from south-south-west This shows the castle from the main drive with a statue of King Charles I on the right and King James VI on the left. The west wing is the three-storeyed block on the left with the round tower, battlement at roof level and small corner turret. The east wing on the right has similar features but has been further extended to the east. The main block in the centre has several turrets and a round stair-tower with a clock and crenellated top. The two statues are in a prominent position at each side of the main drive to indicate to visitors that the family were enthusiastic royal supporters before they entered the castle. The statues were modelled by Arnold Quellin in 1686 and were originally part of a set of four Stuart kings ordered by Patrick Lyon. The other two statues of Charles II and James II have not survived. Glamis Castle was built c.1427 as a tower-house and is the hereditary seat of the Earl of Strathmore. The castle has had many additions since 1435, and was remodelled between 1606 and 1626 before finally being modernised in the late 20th century by the architect James Dunbar-Nasmith. Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Kinghorne, was responsible for major renovations between 1669 and 1690, which included raising the tower and building the west wing and north-east corner wing containing the chapel. Other major works have included the demolishing of the west wing in 1774 and its rebuilding between 1790 and 1800, as well as the east wing's rebuilding in 1891. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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