Early Autumn Castle Gates On Visit To Glamis Angus Scotland

Tour Scotland early Autumn 4K travel video of the gates which mark the beginning of the mile long straight driveway north to Glamis Castle on visit to Angus. The Castle is still closed to due to the coronavirus. The Queen Mother Memorial Gates guard the entrance to this historic castle. The gates were designed by Lachlan Stewart and apart from the gates themselves, consist of pillars in a pinkish Wattscliffe Sandstone with two lion rampants on either side. The pillars are engraved with the eight royal burghs of Angus and the date of the unveiling. The Queen Mother`s coat of arms are prominent at the top of the gates in the centre. They were erected in her memory and were opened by her grandson, Prince Charles Duke of Rothesay on April 21st 2008. Glamis Castle was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother who died in 2002 at the age of 101.

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