Today, the castle is still kept in the same way that the Queen Mother had left it. ![]() After significant reparation works, she created a much loved holiday home which she returned to every year until her death. When the Queen Mother bought the castle, it was in a bad state of repair. Queen Victoria bought it in 1952. She fell in love of Castle Mey at first sight. When he died in 1889, the castle was bequeathed away from the Sinclair family. The last Sinclair to live at Castle Mey was the 15th Earl of Caithness. Built in the late 16th century by George Sinclair, the 4th Earl of Caithness, it was occupied by his descendants for over 300 years.Ĭastle Mey’s colourful history includes the dark deeds by its early owners as well as the eccentric activities of later occupants such as the 14th Earl, who brought the first steam car to this part of Scotland in 1860. Visit Glamis Castle to discover over 1000 years of history. Castle of MeyĬastle Mey is a historic castle with spectacular views across the Pentland Firth towards Orkney. Glamis Castle is the setting of Shakespeares Macbeth and beloved home of the Queen Mother. The gardens are definitely worth visiting and our only disappointment was not having more time to appreciate the hundreds of species of plants and beautiful flowers in it. The garden is very much a working garden and during the Queen Mother’s summer residence, it provided the fruit and vegetables for the kitchen as well as the flowers for the castle. All throughout the garden, the Queen Mother’s personal touch can be seen, from the greenhouse to the floral displays in the Shell Garden where she loved to sit – you can see Tony taking snaps of the Castle from the Queen Mother’s favourite bench. Behind the protection of the Great Wall of Mey is a beautiful and traditional Scottish garden full of lovely and interesting flowers, fruit trees and herbs. Our visit began at the walled garden, which was much loved by the Queen Mother. Walking through some of the narrow corridors and spiral staircases, it became clear why our group of forty had to be split into three smaller groups. We were fortunate to be able to see the castle, in its magnificent setting on the Caithness Coast, in the brilliance of the late afternoon light, and to have photos with blue skies.Ĭastle Mey is not a big castle. Thankfully, the sun shone for us during our stop at the Castle of Mey. On our travels around Scotland the weather ranged from intermittent grey skies to rain and sunshine.
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