- Glammis
Glammis (Glamis), Marktflecken in der schottländischen Grafschaft Forfax, Wollspinnerei, Leinweberei, gräflicher Villa, worin König Malcolm II. ermordet wurde; 2000 Ew.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Glammis
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