Castle of Mey

castle in Caithness, Scotland

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1566 The Castle and Gardens of Mey, Barrogill Castle  site, historic house museum, castle, United Kingdom

• British Listed Buildings entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland entry^@
• Mapping Museums entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 58.647032416, -3.22448247, ///skippers.pokers.initiated, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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Frameless

Access to Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 479570

Access to Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 479625

Ancient Cannon - geograph.org.uk - 1012387

Castle of Mey 2

Castle of Mey -Caithness -Scotland-6July2006

Castle of Mey from the North-west - geograph.org.uk - 486854

Castle of Mey from the Woods - geograph.org.uk - 931356

Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1596794

Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 253348

Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 931331

Castle of Mey

Castle of Mey

Castle of Mey in 1964

Castle of Mey western facade

Castle of Mey with cows

Colourful flower barrow at Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1596796

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, at her beloved Castle Mey

Flagstones form a Wall in the Garden of the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 931352

Foreshore by the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 931334

Gardens of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1022154

Greenhouse in the gardens of the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1596789

Rose Garden of the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 259305

South front, Castle of Mey

The Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 574337

The entrance to the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 243133

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland entry@			Wikidata
link		Mapping Museums entry@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
vessel	1933	RNLB Thomas McCunn			Wikidata
fort		Castletown Battery, battery 505m N of Tralorn			Wikidata
fort		Golta, World War II Z Battery and Light AA Battery, Flotta			Wikidata
fort		Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes			Wikidata
fort		Hoxa Battery and Balfour Battery, coastal battery complexes, Hoxa Head			Wikidata
fort		Mey Battery, battery 80m NE of Braes of Harrow			Wikidata
fort		Quoy, anti-aircraft battery (WW2) and radar 220m WSW of			Wikidata
fort		Roan Head, coastal battery and camp (WW1)			Wikidata
fort		Scad Head, coast artillery battery, camp and railway, Hoy			Wikidata
fort		Stanger Head Battery,Stanger Head			Wikidata
fort		Stromabank Hotel, anti-aircraft battery, radar site and camp 150m NW of			Wikidata
museum	1990	Scapa Flow Museum	tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower	1812	Crockness Martello Tower			Wikidata
tower	1815	Hackness Martello Tower and Battery	tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2007	Access to Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 479570			Wikimedia
image	2007	Access to Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 479625			Wikimedia
image	2008	Ancient Cannon - geograph.org.uk - 1012387			Wikimedia
image	2008	Castle of Mey 2			Wikimedia
image	2006	Castle of Mey -Caithness -Scotland-6July2006			Wikimedia
image	2007	Castle of Mey from the North-west - geograph.org.uk - 486854			Wikimedia
image	2007	Castle of Mey from the Woods - geograph.org.uk - 931356			Wikimedia
image	2006	Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1596794			Wikimedia
image	2006	Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 253348			Wikimedia
image	2007	Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 931331			Wikimedia
image	2010	Castle of Mey			Wikimedia
image	2004	Castle of Mey			Wikimedia
image	1964	Castle of Mey in 1964			Wikimedia
image	2006	Castle of Mey western facade			Wikimedia
image	2004	Castle of Mey with cows			Wikimedia
image	2006	Colourful flower barrow at Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1596796			Wikimedia
image	1970	Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, at her beloved Castle Mey			Wikimedia
image	2007	Flagstones form a Wall in the Garden of the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 931352			Wikimedia
image	2007	Foreshore by the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 931334			Wikimedia
image	2008	Gardens of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1022154			Wikimedia
image	2006	Greenhouse in the gardens of the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 1596789			Wikimedia
image	2006	Rose Garden of the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 259305			Wikimedia
image	2010	South front, Castle of Mey			Wikimedia
image	2007	The Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 574337			Wikimedia
image	2006	The entrance to the Castle of Mey - geograph.org.uk - 243133			Wikimedia