Glamis Castle

Scotland. Glamis Castle dates back to the 13th century. But then it was just a hunting lodge in the royal hunting grounds and only in the 17th century the castle itself was founded. Glamis is surrounded by more stories and legends than any other castle in Great Britain, but it is best known as the birthplace of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, mother of the current Queen Elizabeth II. The pen of the great Shakespeare added particular popularity to this castle, as it is here that the events that he described in Macbeth unfold. Over the long history, Glamis has acquired an incredible number of mystical legends. The most famous of them is about the monster room. According to legend, a horribly ugly child born into a family was kept in one of the secret rooms, where he spent his entire life, and then was walled up. Another legend tells of Count Beardy, who was an avid card player and lost his soul to the devil. From the count's bedroom, the sounds of falling cards and swearing are still heard at night. Another ghost - the Gray Lady - lives in the chapel. It is said to be the spirit of Janet Douglas, who was burned at the stake as a witch on Castle Hill in Edinburgh in the 16th century. But no one is surprised at the existence of ghosts in such a place - after all, the walls of the castle have witnessed its difficult history, in which there are so many dark and bloody chapters.