Caithness
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Phil Caithness
Australia
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The Castle of Mey (formerly Barrogill Castle) is in dramatic situation in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, about 6 miles west of John o’ Groats. In fine weather there are views from the castle north to the Orkney Islands. The Castle of Mey was built in the 16th century on the site of an earlier fortification by George Sinclair, the 4th Earl of Caithness. The castle was in a semi-derelict state when, in 1952, it and its estate were purchased by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the widow of King George VI of the United Kingdom, who had died earlier in the year. The Queen Mother set about restoring the castle for use as a holiday home. She regularly visited it in August and October from 1955 until her death in 2002 (the last visit being in October 2001). In July 1996 The Queen Mother made the property, the policies and the farm over to the Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust, which has opened the castle and garden to the public regularly since her death. It is now open seven days a week from 1st May until 30th September each year with a closed period of ten days at the end of July and the beginning of August, when Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay usually stay at Mey. The Trust opened a stunning new Visitors Centre in early 2007 and the visitor numbers for that year topped 29,000, consolidating its position as one of the most important attractions in the North of Scotland.
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A view of the whole castle.
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This is the view over the sea to the Orkney Isles that Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother would have seen out of her back windows.
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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe was the home of the Sinclair family, Earls of Caithness. Girnigoe Castle was built around the late 14th to early 15th centuries on a rocky promontory, and was defended on the landward side by great ditches, spanned by drawbridges. The main feature of this castle is a three or four storey tower house, probably completed towards the end of the 16th century although there are the remains of 15th century buildings beneath it. During a period of redevelopment at the castle in the early 17th century, George Sinclair (4th Earl) obtained an Act of Parliament to change the name from Castle Girnigoe to Castle Sinclair. However it appears that the two names became associated with different parts of the castle leading to the impression that there were two castles on the site. The Campbells of Glenorchy briefly occupied the castle after emerging victorious from a battle with the Sinclairs. In 1680, George Sinclair of Keiss, who later became the 7th Earl, removed the Cambells by force, partially destroying the castle in the process. In recent years the ownership of the castle has been returned to the Earls of Caithness, and is listed as the official seat of the Earldom. The castle is currently maintained by the Clan Sinclair Trust who are working to preserve it.
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Duncansby Stacks are at Duncansby near John O Groats Caithness Scotland
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Ruin in Mist in Brickigoe Thrumster Caithness Scotland
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Reflection of croft house in loch, Yarrows Caithness Scotland
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A Croft and standing stones at Bruan Ulbster Caithness Scotland
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Ruined croft house at Mid-Clyth Caithness Scotland
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A Cheviot Hill Lamb at Camster Cairns Lybster Caithness
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