Castle of Mey (Scotland)
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Name (Latin)
Castle of Mey (Scotland)
Other forms of name
Barrogill Castle (Scotland)
Mey, Castle of (Scotland)
Coordinates
-3.22448247 -3.22448247 58.64703242 58.64703242 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Castles Scotland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q1049589
Library of congress:
sh2011003363
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: McCann, N. The Castle & gardens of Mey, c2003:p. 1 (Castle of Mey) pp. 8-9 (formerly known as Barrogill Castle; renamed by The Queen Mother after her acquisition of the property in Aug. 1952, reverting to its ancient title The Castle of Mey)
- Castle & gardens of Mey WWW pages, July 5, 2011:home page (the Queen Mother's home in Caithness; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother first saw what was then Barrogill Castle in 1952; she then acquired the most northerly inhabited castle on the British mainland)
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Wikipedia description:
The Castle of Mey (also known for a time as Barrogill Castle) is located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, about 6 miles (10 km) west of John o' Groats. In fine weather there are views from the castle north to Orkney.
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