Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
The Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum is a permanent exhibition of 27 carved Pictish stones in the centre of the village of Meigle in Perth and Kinross in eastern Scotland.Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in a former school building, in Meigle, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Meigle Museum, Dundee Road, Meigle”, “Meigle Sculptured Stone Musuem”, and “Meigle, Museum”
- Address: Meigle
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nevay Church and Hatton Castle.
Nevay Church
Church
Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevay Church is a ruined 16th century parish church located near the village of Kirkinch in Angus, Scotland. Originally dedicated to St Neveth, a church has been recorded at this site since the 14th century; however, a round-headed cross-slab found in the church, and now displayed in the Meffan Institute, Forfar, suggests an earlier origin. Nevay Church is situated 1½ miles east of Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.
Hatton Castle
Castle
Photo: Hicabuffy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hatton Castle stands on the lower part of Hatton Hill, the most easterly of the Sidlaw Hills, to the south of Newtyle in Angus, Scotland. The castle overlooks the wooded Den of Newtyle, and its views extend across Strathmore and include Ben Lawers and Schiehallion as well as the Angus and Glenshee hills. Hatton Castle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.
Drumkilbo
House
Drumkilbo House is a listed stately home and garden near Meigle, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Drumkilbo is situated 1 mile east of Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meigle and Kirkinch.
Meigle
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meigle is a village in Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. It lies on the A94 road between Perth and Forfar.The A94 used to be the main route between Aberdeen and Perth.
Kirkinch
Village
Kirkinch, meaning 'kirk on the island' in Scots and Gaelic, is a small village in Angus, Scotland. The 'island' is the knoll on which stand the remains of the late 16th century Nevay Church and its medieval burial ground. Kirkinch is situated 1½ miles east of Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.
Newtyle
Village
Photo: Zedbodman, Public domain.
Newtyle is a village in the west of Angus, Scotland. It lies eleven miles north of Dundee in the southwest of Strathmore, between Hatton Hill and Newtyle in the Sidlaws. Newtyle is situated 2 miles south of Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.
Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
- Categories: school building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.58749° or 56° 35′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.16219° or 3° 9′ 44″ westOpen location code
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Q6810005
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Japanese—“Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum”
- French: “Meigle museum”
- Japanese: “メイグル彫刻石博物館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meigle Parish Church and Vanora’s Mound.
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