Scotland · Restored
Castle of Mey
The Castle of Mey is a late 16th-century Scottish tower house on the north Caithness coast, originally built as a Z-plan tower with later additions. It was restored and used as a royal holiday residence in the 20th century and is now managed by a trust and open to the public in summer months.
First raised
1566
Its prime
1960
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1960
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact Z-plan tower house of pinkish sandstone with a dominating rectangular keep and attached ranges forming a three-sided courtyard open to the north and the sea. The silhouette includes square and round angle towers, crenellated parapets, numerous tall rectangular chimney stacks, and steep slate roofs on lower ranges. A low stone curtain wall encloses a forecourt and trimmed lawn; a single flagpole rises from the roofline. Masonry shows regular ashlar blocks and corbelled turret details.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1960.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Castle of Mey — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Castle of Mey with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1960 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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