Mey, Highland

Mey
A view looking to the northeast along the A836 at Mey
Mey Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND289728
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Caithness
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THURSO
Postcode district	KW14
Dialling code	01847
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°38′15″N3°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. "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.