and then turning onto the
B954 (3 miles).
In the 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 into lots.
The 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 cosiderable historical interest is the MacBeth Stone, which was found at Belmont Castle.
Roman 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 there having
an early Celtic religious foundation
here. The finest of the
stones now in the museum is a 8 foot high cross slab whose main subject
depicts Daniel in the lion's den.
