So farewell, then Orkney. The Castle of Mey, formerly owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, was so close to where we made landfall on the Scottish mainland once more that it made sense to visit. It is, after all, far too far for a day trip.

Castle from car park:-

Going through the gate seen in the above photo leads to the side of the castle. The castle’s garden is behind you in this view:-

Front view of castle:-

I had taken the rear view before entering the castle proper. No photos were allowed inside:-

Castle from garden:-

Pentland Firth and Hoy from the castle’s garden:-

I took this to try to capture an image of the Old Man of Hoy. A telescope on the elevated platform the previous photo was taken from showed it, just, but it was too misty without sufficient magnification:-

This is Dunnet Head – the northernmost part of the Scottish mainland, from the car park at the Castle of Mey. (I managed to capture a bird in flight as well):-