Haunted castle
Britain is blessed with haunted castles. In fact, most castles in Britain claim that they have a ghost or two. However, the beautiful Glamis Castle has a deserved reputation as the most haunted castle in Scotland. “I must own”, wrote Sir Walter Scott when he stayed a night at Glamis, “that when I heard the door after door shut, I began to consider myself as too far from the living, and somewhat too near to the dead…”
Brief story
Glamis Castle dates as far back as the 13th century and has a wonderful history. According to the earliest records, Glamis Castle was originally a hunting lodge for the Scottish Crown, in the long-passed days of Scottish independence from England.
In 1372, Robert II, the first Stuart King of Scots, gave Glamis to Sir John Lyon of Forteviot, as a reward for his services to the crown. In 1376, Sir John married the King’s daughter, Princess Joanna, and since then the Castle has been visited and lived in by many members of the Scottish and British royal families. Glamis was the childhood home to Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, and the birthplace of Princess Margaret.
Over the long centuries, Glamis Castle has witnessed many events, so it’s no wonder that many legends and myths surround it.
Today the Castle is still home to the Lyon family but it’s also open to the public

The secret chamber

One stormy night, in the 15th century, the second Lord of Glamis was playing cards with his friends. As it was getting late, one of the Lord’s servants came to remind his Lord that it was time to finish.
Lord Glamis got very angry with his servant and shouted that they would continue their game until Doomsday, if they wanted to.
So they went on playing and the clock struck twelve. Just then there was a knock at the door and a tall stranger dressed in black entered the room. “Your Doomsday has come”, he said and shut the door behind him.
Before long the servants heard horrifying sounds coming from the room. On of them , giving in to curiosity, peeped through the keyhole. A bright beam of light blasted through and blinded the servant in one eye.
A minute later, the stranger, who was the Devil himself, left the room and disappeared, along with the friend’s souls lost in a game of cards.
Since then nobody has been able to find this room but the friends’ ghosts are  sometimes heard through the castle walls lauthing, swearing and shouting.