Mey, Highland

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58°38′15″N 3°13′31″W / 58.63751°N 3.22535°W / 58.63751; -3.22535

Mey is a remote village, located on the north coast of Scotland in Caithness, Scottish Highlands[1] and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[2]

Mey lies 6 miles (10 kilometres) west of John o' Groats and 1⁄2 mi (800 m) southeast of the Loch of Mey. The Castle of Mey lies 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast overlooking Mey Bay. There is also a hotel run in the former coaching inn.

References

  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia (26 February 2017). "Mey" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Mey". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 18 June 2018.


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