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Castle of Mey

Alternative names for Castle of Mey

Barrogill Castle

Where is Castle of Mey?

Castle of Mey is in the parish of Canisbay and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference:ND 29032 73889

Lat / long:58.647117,-3.224699

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OS Map for Castle of Mey

Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
OS Explorer map 451

Directions to Castle of Mey

Enter a starting point

Weather at Castle of Mey

5°C
max 5°C / min 4°C

21km/h SSE
1021mb
82%
19%
05:41 18:52

Few clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 20:42

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia
The Castle of Mey

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Brough Castle

Freswick Castle

Bucholly Castle

Keiss Castle

Snelsetter Castle (site of)

Castle of Haimer (site of)

Thurso Castle

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Ancient sites near Castle of Mey

Hollandmey (possible) (site of) broch

Gills broch

Scarfskerry broch

Rattarburn (possible) (site of) broch

Ratter (possible) broch

Ham souterrains

Canisbay (site of) broch

Scoolary (possible) (site of) broch

Brabstermire broch

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Castle of Mey

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Ulbster Class II cross slab

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Skinnet Class II cross slab

Flotta Class III cross slab

St Peter’s Church Class I symbol stone

Reay Class III cross slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Castle of Mey

Burghead fort

Gaulcross hoard

Torvean silver chain

Parkhill silver chain

Nigg silver chain

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

Dunnicaer fort

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle of Mey

The Storehouse

caféJohn O'Groats

Holborn Hotel

hotel, barThurso

Red Pepper Restaurant

restaurantThurso

Royal Hotel Thurso

hotel, restaurant, barThurso

Ackergill Tower

hotel, restaurant, barWick

Royal Golf Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Dornoch Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

The Eagle

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Railway Hotel

Royal Hotel Tain

hotel, bar, restaurantTain

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