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Castle of Mey

castle in Caithness, Scotland
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Castle of Mey

Summary

Castle of Mey is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (905 views/month, #25 of 2,754).[2]

Key Facts

  • Castle of Mey is located in Highland[3].
  • Castle of Mey is located in Canisbay[4].
  • Castle of Mey is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Castle of Mey's instance of is recorded as castle[6].
  • Castle of Mey's instance of is recorded as historic house museum[7].
  • Castle of Mey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[8].
  • Castle of Mey took place at Caithness[9].
  • Castle of Mey's postal code is recorded as KW14 8XH[10].
  • Castle of Mey's Commons category is recorded as Castle of Mey[11].
  • 1566 marks the founding of Castle of Mey[12].
  • Castle of Mey's OS grid reference is recorded as ND2903273889[13].
  • Castle of Mey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.6470324162021, 'lon': -3.22448247085045}[14].
  • Castle of Mey's official website is recorded as http://www.castleofmey.org.uk[15].
  • Castle of Mey's official website is recorded as https://www.castleofmey.org.uk/[16].
  • Castle of Mey's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[17].
  • Castle of Mey's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[18].
  • Castle of Mey's connects with is recorded as designed landscape at Castle of Mey (Barrogill Castle)[19].
  • Castle of Mey's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thurso KW14 8XH'}[20].
  • Castle of Mey's associated electoral district is recorded as Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross[21].
  • Castle of Mey's historic county is recorded as Caithness[22].

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Founding

1566 marks the founding of Castle of Mey[12].

Why It Matters

Castle of Mey ranks in the top 0.91% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (905 views/month, #25 of 2,754).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → Mey
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  2. 6w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → http://www.castleofmey.org.uk, https://www.castleofmey.org.uk/
    Heritage designation → category A listed building
    Instance of → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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