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n the lush and fertile valley of Strathmore, Meigle is situated at the
extreme eastern borders of Perthshire, bounded by the rivers Isla and
Dean and by the Sidlaw Hills and the mighty Grampian range.
Sir George Kinloch purchased the village and estate of Meigle from the Earl of Strathmore in 1871 but the estate was long ago broken up in lots. At one time the small village of Meigle had three churches; a parish church, a United Free church and the Episcopalian church of St Margaret's. The United Free church gradually fell into disrepair, St Margaret's was demolished in the 1950's but the Parish Church, restored after a fire in the 1860's, still serves the community. 
he village of Meigle is justly proud of its impressive collection of ancient
stones, all of which were found in the vicinity and represent one of the
finest collections of Pictish monuments in the country. There are many legends
associated with these ancient stones but perhaps the most romantic is that of
King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.
Arthur's Stone was found on the estate of Arthurstone (from which the estate
took its name). Unfortunately, this stone was utilised during the building of
Arthurbank farm in 1791. Another very large stone of considerable historical
interest is the MacBeth Stone, which was found at Belmont Castle.
There are several working farms in this peaceful corner of Angus, many of which provide excellent holiday accommodation.
s part of the millennium celebrations the pupils of Meigle School, along with
many other schools up and down the country, have been busily collecting
data and posting it on their special web site.
This is part of a UK wide project which hopes to provide a database of life
in Britain for future generations of school pupils. You can view this vibrant
and informative web site
here!
oman remains have been traced on the estate of Cardean (interpreted as the
"camp on the Dean"). The site of this early Roman fort has
been excavated since the 1970's by the Hunterian Museum.
The considerable quantity of early Christian Pictish monuments found in the Meigle area points to their having been an early Celtic religious foundation here. The finest of the stones now in the museum is a magnificent 8ft high cross slab whose main subject depicts Daniel in the lion's den. |
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