Castle of Mey
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Image:Castle of Mey.jpg The Castle of Mey (formerly Barrogill Castle) is in dramatic situation on the north coast of Scotland, about six 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 16th century 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 widow of King George VI of the United Kingdom, who had died earlier in the year. Queen Elizabeth 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).
Queen Elizabeth made the property over to the Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust, which has opened the castle and garden to the public on a limited basis since her death.
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The castle is reputedly haunted by The Green Lady, ghost of the daughter of George, 5th Earl of Caithness, Elizabeth Sinclair. Having fallen in love with a local ploughman, the unhappy girl was imprisoned in the castle attic by her angry father and, in a fit of despair, she threw herself from a window. source
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