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Royal Visit - Castle of Mey

 
 
Royal Visit - Castle of Mey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 28, 2018
1. Royal Visit - Castle of Mey Marker
Inscription.
This Bench Has Been Placed
Here in Memory of
Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth
The Queen Mother
By Her Majesty’s Friends
Trustees and Employees
At Mey
Queen Elizabeth Loved This
Castle Which She Saved From
Ruin in 1952, Spending Many
Happy Holidays Here Between
October 1955 and October 2001

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1955.
 
Location. 58° 38.839′ N, 3° 13.532′ W. Marker is in Wick, Scotland, in Highland. Marker can be reached from Braes of Harrow, 1.6 kilometers north of Scotland Route A836, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wick, Scotland KW14 8XJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Castle & Gardens of Mey (within shouting distance of this marker); Dunnet War Memorial (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); Warth Hill Viewpoint (approx. 9.1 kilometers away); Duncansby Head Lighthouse (approx. 11.6 kilometers away); Nybster Broch (approx. 13.2 kilometers away); Keiss Quoad Sacra Parish War Memorial (approx. 13.8 kilometers away).
 
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Royal Visit - Castle of Mey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 28, 2018
2. Royal Visit - Castle of Mey Marker
Royal Visit - Castle of Mey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 28, 2018
3. Royal Visit - Castle of Mey Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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