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Dutch Garden, Glamis Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Glamis, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.6202 / 56°37'12"N

Longitude: -3.0016 / 3°0'5"W

OS Eastings: 338631

OS Northings: 748036

OS Grid: NO386480

Mapcode National: GBR VJ.QW64

Mapcode Global: WH7QJ.VVTS

Plus Code: 9C8RJXCX+38

Entry Name: Dutch Garden, Glamis Castle

Listing Name: Glamis Castle Policies, Dutch Garden with Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and Gates

Listing Date: 25 September 1998

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392638

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45675

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Glamis Castle, Dutch Garden

ID on this website: 200392638

Location: Glamis

County: Angus

Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean

Parish: Glamis

Traditional County: Angus

Tagged with: Garden

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Description

1893. Formal garden with box hedge parterres and fountain with bronze statue of Mercury at centre on circular stone pedestal with water spouts. Boundary wall to W with segmental pediments, square-plan gatepiers with orb finials, and decorative wrought-iron gates. Low corniced and flat-coped enclosure walls also with square-plan piers and orb finials. High boundary wall to E with segmentally-pedimented pedestrian gateway.

Statement of Interest

Property of Strathmore Estates (Holding) Ltd. Situated to the S front of the castle, the Dutch Garden was laid out by the 13th Earl. Whilst digging the foundations an underground passage was discovered but not investigated further.

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