"castle" is derived from the Latin word castellum which means a "small fortified place." In

the Middle Ages war was common and lands belonging to various kings were always under

attack. "Surprise attacks" were used as military tactics until around the 10th century when

the Normans built the first castle out of wood (Encarta 1). This was a basic castle. With time

this single structure evolved into the greatest defense item that anyone could have created

because of its fortified walls and its ability to almost withhold the strongest army that any

king commanded. Castles soon evolved into the all-time greatest fighting/defense

mechanism ever created. The castle was also a symbol of the king's power and was a home

for the people of the king and for the king, himself (Grolier 1).

The Glamis Castle is located in Scotland near the Angus, Tayside region which is

approximately twelve miles north of Dundee. From the earliest known records Glamis

belonged to the Scottish crown. It was not originally planned to become a fortress which is

why it stands on low-lying ground in the midst of the lush Angus landscape. Its original

in spite of "... extreme Fowle and Colde weather, I never saw her merrier, never dismayed".

(Greathouse 1). In 1376, Sir John married the king's daughter, Princess Joanna. Thus began

Two exhibition rooms and an extensive park, nature trail, garden, four shops and a restaurant

where, in the 15th century, the servants would eat and sleep. An interesting feature is the

daughter of James V, Mary, Queen of Scots , showed great favour by visiting Glamis. Mary

Royal Apartments. These three rooms were set aside by the Countess of Strathmore for the

be used regularly by the Strathmore family. Services are conducted according to the rites of

began in about 1400, the building of the Castle (Greathouse 1-2).

George Norman Bowes Lyon who own the Glamis Castle and still continue to add to its

"Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what

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