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Castle of Mey & Gardens
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The Castle of Mey is situated
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at the far north of Scotland
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a few miles away from Thurso.
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The castle is thought to have
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built between 1566 and 1572
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by the 4th Earl of Caithness.
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A typical Z-plan castle with
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numerous gun slits on
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the first two floors creating
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crossfires to prevent attackers
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from using blind spots
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by which to gain entry.
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It became a household name in
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Britain after Her Majesty Queen
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Elizabeth the Queen Mother chose
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it to be her Scottish retreat.
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In 1952 whilst mourning the death
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of her husband King George VI.
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She arrived at Wick airport and
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was taken to stay with well-to-do
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friends at a mansion near Dunnet.
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Whilst driving around the area
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with them, they pointed out the
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sorry looking Barrogill Castle.
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Learning that it had been on the
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market "for months" she returned
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and visited it the following day.
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The most northerly castle on the
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The Castle of Mey is situated roughly half way between John O' Groats (which most people think is the most northerly point on the U.K. mainland) and Dunnet Head which IS the most northerly. Remarkably the castle is the only property that the Queen Mother
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Aug 1, 2008
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2 comments
Beautiful album. I'd like to visit here someday, but it's been closed to the public when I've been in the area.
said cosmogirl248
Love this album Elizabeth, guess because it was brought back to life by the Queen Mother, you have captured it beautifully...Hugs, Shirley
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