. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . he staircases which were in usebefore 1000 are very narrow, dark,and some of them winding, the stepssteep and irregular in height, worninto hollows by the many feet that forcenturies climbed them. Up twoflights of these dimly lit, unevenstairs, the wounded king, Malcolm11., after having been treacherouslyattacked and mortally wounded byKenneth V. and his adherents on the Hunters Hill, about a milefrom the Castle, was carried by his followers to die in the chamberthat still bears the name of King Malcolms Room. This murderof King Malcolm
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . he staircases which were in usebefore 1000 are very narrow, dark,and some of them winding, the stepssteep and irregular in height, worninto hollows by the many feet that forcenturies climbed them. Up twoflights of these dimly lit, unevenstairs, the wounded king, Malcolm11., after having been treacherouslyattacked and mortally wounded byKenneth V. and his adherents on the Hunters Hill, about a milefrom the Castle, was carried by his followers to die in the chamberthat still bears the name of King Malcolms Room. This murderof King Malcolm is the first authentic event mentioned by thechroniclers in connection with Glamis. In the parish of Glamis stand three huge stones of rude de-sign, covered with symbolic sculptures, which according to tra-dition were erected to commemorate the death of Malcolm on the Hunters Hill is supposed to mark the spot where hefell, and stands about seven feet high, facing the east; a cross,figures of men, and various symbols are sculptured on it, but are. THE LION OF GLAMIS CUP (Slamis 103 much defaced. The stone close to the kirkyard is much larger,and is called King Malcolms gravestone, although that king wasnot buried there. An ornamental cross andmany curious symbols are carved on theside facing the east ; on the other side afish, a serpent, and a circle are seen,—symbols of Christianity,— which carvingsare of a later date than the cross, etc., andare attributed to the Knights Templars, wholived in that part of Scotkind for a long the time of King Malcolm, Glamiswas a royal residence, and remained so tillH72, when Sir John Lyon, a young manof very good parts and qualities, and of avery graceful and comely person, and agreat favourite with the king (Robert II.),was made Lord High Chamberlain of Scot-land. At that time the Kings daughter,the Princess Jean, fell in love with thisyoung knight, and was given him in mar-riage, together with the lands of the thane-dom of
Size: 1139px × 2195px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectcountry, bookyear1902
