
Glamis Castle Collection
Surrounded by Highland 'Coos' in the very heart of Angus in Scotland, Glamis Castle, has been the ancestral seat to The Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and their Lyon predecessors since King Robert II granted the Thanage of Glamis to Sir John Lyon in 1372.
Once host to Mary, Queen of Scots, Glamis is said to have inspired one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Macbeth. Glamis also has a deep connection to today’s Royal Family as it was the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and birthplace of HRH Princess Margaret.
Under the expert care or Curator Ingrid Thomson, the Glamis Castle Textile Collection holds a vast array of needlework completed by generations of Strathmore women from Lady Helen, wife of the 3rd Earl, of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and her daughters to the maternal grandmother of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Cecilia, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Glamis Castle Kits
How We Give Back
To Castles, Country Houses & Institutions
Where possible we donate up to 10% of the proceeds of the sale of a kit to the castle, country house, or institution that the original embroidery belongs to, to support the conversation of the original artefact.