Castle of Mey, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🍓 General information:

- Location: Mey village, near Thurso, Caithness county, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Construction in 1566-1572 (About 6 years of construction time. In 2025, this house is 453-459 years old)

- Style of the house: Z-plan tower house, 16th-century, the building has a protruding tower and a corbelled turret with parapet. There is a cherub statue as the prototype Carberry Tower.

- Landlord (originator created): George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness created for son William Sinclair (second son).

- Designer: No clear information on the early architect, but the major modifications of 1819 - 1821 were carried out by William Burn (Tudor-Gothic additions).

- Purpose Constructed: Built as a tower house for the Sinclair family (Earls of Caithness), used as a royal residence in the 16th century and later as this family royal seat for a period of one hundred years.

- Number of rooms: The exact number of rooms is not specified in online sources.

- Total area: It is approximately 30 acres (or approximately 0.12 km ²).

🌻 Information for visits:

- Opening time: Open for a period of time. Must check the time on the website.

- Entry fee: £17.6 (about 8xx baht)

- Website: /

🪷 The focus of this place:

- Royal Heritage: It used to be the summer home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1952 to 1996 and was later given to the Castle of Mey National Trust in 1948 after World War 2.

North Coast View of Scotland: Located on a hill near the Caithness coast, Pentland Firth and Orkney Island are clearly visible.

- Inside the Castle: Visitors can view the Front Hall, Drawing Room Library, Dining Room, Equerry's Room, Butler's Pantry and Kitchen without allowing photos inside the castle.

- Special events: Royal private dining is available (up to 12 guests, around £595 per person) with a seafood menu and a Battle of the North East special menu.

/The Castle & Gardens of Mey

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