Mey is a remote village, located on the north coast of
Scotland
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in
Caithness
Caithness ( gd, Gallaibh ; sco, Caitnes; non, Katanes) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.
Caithness has a land boundary with the historic county of Sutherland to the west and is otherwise bounded by ...
,
Scottish Highlands
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and is in the
Scottish council area of
Highland
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.
Mey lies west of
John o' Groats and southeast of the
Loch of Mey
Loch of Mey is a loch near the north coast of Caithness, Scotland, and one of the most northern water features of mainland Britain. It lies just to the south of Skarfskerry, and southwest of Harrow. Described as a "shallow ephemeral loch fringed ...
. The
Castle of Mey
The Castle of Mey (also known for a time as Barrogill Castle) is located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, about west of John o' Groats. In fine weather there are views from the castle north to the Orkney Islands.
History
The lands ...
lies northeast overlooking
Mey Bay. There is also a hotel run in the former coaching inn.
References
Populated places in Caithness
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