Angus HER - NO34NE0108 - GLAMIS CASTLE

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Primary ReferenceNO34NE0108
NameGLAMIS CASTLE
NRHE Card No.NO34NE1
NRHE Numlink 166047
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 11708
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Statue of King James VI, by Arnold Quellin 1686, re-erected 1890 and restored 1988. Life size lead statue of King James VI in royal robes, holding an orb and sceptre. Re-erected on a rusticated ashlar pedestal. This statue, along with that of King Charles I (NO34NE0109), flank the north end of the main driveway located in the designed landscape (NO34NE0088) of Glamis Castle (NO34NE0001). An agreement was drawn up on 23rd December, 1685, between Patrick, the 1st Earl of Strathmore and the 3rd Earl of Kinghorne, and Arnold Quellin, to provide four lead statues of Stuart kings on Portland stone plinths, and a clay bust of the Earl, the latter now situated over the main Castle door. The work was to be completed by 1st June, 1686. Two of the statues of King Charles II and King James II have disappeared.
Last Update14/06/2019
Updated Byjnicholson
CompilerJN
Date of Compilation15/03/2018

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STATUESLEAD A100
PEDESTALSASHLARRUSTICATEDB100