Meigle (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Meigle (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by Paddybhoy

Rear view of Stone 2 and, on the right hand side, the cast of the cup marks from the base of Stone 1.

Image credit: Pat Morrissey

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Paddybhoy Jul 17, 2010

Image of Meigle (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by Paddybhoy

A detail of Stone 1 showing the cup marks. Others are concealed under the concrete base supporting the stone. A cast of these others was taken and can be seen in the museum.

Image credit: Pat Morrissey

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Paddybhoy Jul 17, 2010

Image of Meigle (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by Paddybhoy

The base of Stone 1 showing the cup marks. Others are concealed under the concrete base supporting the stone. A cast of these others was taken and can be seen in the museum.

Image credit: Pat Morrissey

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Paddybhoy Jul 17, 2010

Articles

Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

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Paddybhoy Jul 18, 2010

This is a stunning wee museum and well worth an hour of anybody’s time. The collection of Pictish carved stones is just fabulous.

Hit the links for the HS website which has more details.

Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

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Paddybhoy Jul 18, 2010

Historic Scotland's Meigle Museum website

Historic Scotland’s Meigle Museum website

Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

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Paddybhoy Jul 17, 2010

Meigle Stone Museum

Meigle Museum page on Rock Art UK

Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

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Paddybhoy Jul 17, 2010

Meigle Stones on Undiscovered Scotland

Shows most of the stones. Nice shot of Stone 1 which has cup marks on the base, Pictish symbols on one face and Christian symbols on the other.

Sites within 20km of Meigle

Seward’s Stone, Belmont

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.36km ESE

5

3
Belliduff

Cairn(s) • 0.45km ENE

6

2
Macbeth’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.64km SW

4

4
Duff’s Knowe

Cairn(s) • 0.95km SW

1
Newbigging Farm

Artificial Mound • 2.45km S

4

1
Arthurstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.54km WSW

1
Kinpurnie

Cairn(s) • 3.32km S

5

1
High Keillor Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.33km SSW

15

1

5
Kinpurney Hill

Hillfort • 4.44km E

6

1
East Kinpurney Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.99km E

3

1
Dryloch

Cairn(s) • 5.44km NNW

12

1

2
Pitcrocknie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.54km WNW

5

2
Denoon

Cup Marked Stone • 5.71km E

4

1

1
Mill of Cumna

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.09km NNW

1

1
Philpie

Standing Stones • 6.16km NNE

8

2
Balloch

Souterrain • 6.39km NW

1
Shanzie Farm

Souterrain • 6.46km NNW

8

1
Bruceton

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.51km N

6

3

1
Barry Hill

Hillfort • 6.66km NW

11

2

2
Shanzie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.7km NNW

5

2

1
Denoon Law

Hillfort • 7.05km ENE

13

2
West Mains

Cairn(s) • 7.06km SE

6

1
Pitcur Souterrain

Souterrain • 7.28km SSW

12

3
Knowehead

Cairn(s) • 7.72km WSW

8

1
Witches Stones

Standing Stones • 7.73km ESE

2

3
Barns of Airlie Souterrain

Souterrain • 7.9km NNE

11

3

1
Airlie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.9km NE

20

4
Barns Of Airlie Farm

Cup Marked Stone • 8.12km NNE

9

1
Carlunie

Cairn(s) • 8.18km E

4

1
Auchterhouse Hill

Hillfort • 8.19km E

6

2
Hill Of Dores

Hillfort • 8.33km SSW

11

2
Drumend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.39km W

10

3

1
Hill Of Alyth

Cairn(s) • 8.46km WNW

7

1
Shealwalls

Stone Circle • 8.68km WNW

2

1
Milton of Rattray Cursus

Cursus • 8.7km W

1
Auchterhouse

Stone Circle • 8.8km E

8

1

3
Cantsmill

Cairn(s) • 8.86km NNE

5

1

1
Broad Moss

Stone Circle • 9.29km W

12

3

1
Lendrick Lodge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.31km NE

12

3
East Campsie

Kerbed Cairn • 9.32km N

6

1
Broad Moss

Standing Stones • 9.33km W

4

2

1
Dronley House

Artificial Mound • 9.52km ESE

4

3
Balkello

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.71km E

16

1
Formal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.38km NW

3

1
Craigowl

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.44km E

5

1
Glamis

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.57km ENE

3

2
Meikle Kenny Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.64km NNE

5

2
Meikle Kenny Recumbent?

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.64km NNE

3

1
Meikle Kenny

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.64km NNE

3
Meikle Kenny Group B

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.64km NNE

4

1
Meikle Kenny Group C

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.64km NNE

2

1
Glenballoch Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.68km W

22

3
Glenballoch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.72km W

27

1
Lintrathen

Cairn(s) • 10.91km N

4

1
Reedie 2

Cairn(s) • 11km NE

3

1
Kilry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.21km NW

10

3
Gallow Hill 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.22km E

3

1
Fir Hillock

Cairn(s) • 11.24km W

5

1
Balkemback

Stone Circle • 11.25km E

24

3

1
Mains of Creuchies

Cup Marked Stone • 11.27km WNW

10

2

2
Reedie

Cairn(s) • 11.33km NE

6

1
Prieston Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.34km E

2

1
Hill of Prieston

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.44km E

11

1

4

1
Park Neuk

Stone Circle • 11.54km WNW

29

1

4

1
Horse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.59km W

1

1
Hill of Drimmie Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.59km W

29

1

2

1
Gallow Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.66km E

7

3
Happy Hillock

Cairn(s) • 11.74km WNW

9

1
White Hillocks

Cairn(s) • 11.85km W

4

1
Dron Hill

Sacred Hill • 11.89km SSE

18

3
Foldend House

Cairn(s) • 11.95km N

6

1
Torrax Hill Wood

Cairn(s) • 11.97km NNW

6

1
Brankam Hill

Stone Setting • 11.97km N

8

1
Brankam Hill

11.97km N

18

1
Cleaven Dyke

Cursus • 12.13km WSW

10

1

3

2
Hurly Hawkins

Broch • 12.16km SE

3

1
King’s Seat

Cairn(s) • 12.19km SSW

3

1
Tealing Hill cist

Cist • 12.2km E

2

1
Tealing Hill settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.26km E

2

1
Brankam Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.3km N

3

1
Arniefoul

Cairn(s) • 12.35km ENE

6

1
Leys of Marlee

Stone Circle • 12.36km WSW

30

8
Welton

Cairn(s) • 12.44km N

11

1
Mid Strone Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.5km N

7

1
Pitmudie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.51km NNW

6

2
Macbeth’s Law

Artificial Mound • 12.52km SW

3

1
Kirkton Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.59km NNE

7

1
Torrax

Cairn(s) • 12.6km NNW

11

1
Brankam Hill East

Kerbed Cairn • 12.62km N

9

1
Black Briggs

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.65km WNW

3

1
Strone Hill Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.73km N

7

1
Strone Hill

Stone Circle • 12.74km N

8

1

2
Strone Hill Ring Cairns

Ring Cairn • 12.78km N

10

1
The Carrach

Cairn(s) • 12.86km N

10

1
Strone Hill East

Cairn(s) • 12.88km N

9

1
Little Dunsinane

Broch • 12.98km SSW

4

1
Huntingfaulds

Cairn(s) • 13.04km E

4

1
Carmichael Cottages Cursus

Cursus • 13.12km SSE

1
Falcon Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 13.12km SSE

9

2
Camperdown Park

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.13km ESE

3

1
Camperdown

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.15km ESE

5

2
Culhawk

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.17km NNE

9

1
Wester Coul

Cairn(s) • 13.27km NNW

11

1
Mile Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.42km N

5

1
Balmalcolm

Cup Marked Stone • 13.54km SW

4
Tealing Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.55km E

2

1
Market Knowe

Cairn(s) • 13.67km SSE

5

3

2
Tealing Stones

Standing Stones • 13.83km E

13

3
The Long Man’s Grave

13.97km SSW

7

1

5
Balstard

Stone Circle • 14.01km NNE

7

1
Tealing

Souterrain • 14.05km E

22

1

6

3
Gallow Hill Wood

Stone Circle • 14.05km WSW

4

1
Easter Peathaugh

Stone Circle • 14.15km NW

16

2
East Whitefield

Stone Circle • 14.19km SW

2
Balgarthno

Stone Circle • 14.25km ESE

25

1

5

3
Dunsinnan Hill

Hillfort • 14.26km SSW

9

2

1
Kinloch

Cairn(s) • 14.3km W

7

1
Auldallan

Standing Stones • 14.34km N

2

1
Balmuckety

Standing Stones • 14.37km NE

6

1
Devil’s Stone (Invergowrie)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.37km SE

5

4
Castle Hill Wood

Stone Setting • 14.44km NE

9

1
Carnashach Wood

Cup Marked Stone • 14.48km W

4

1
Cairn Plew

Cairn(s) • 14.54km NNW

2

1

1
Castle Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.65km NE

7

1
Bandirran 4-poster

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.75km SW

3

1
Ascreavie Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.76km NNE

7

1
Bandirran Circle East

Stone Circle • 14.96km SSW

18

2
Bandirran Circle West

Stone Circle • 14.98km SW

22

4

1
Kirriemuir Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.02km NE

8

1

3
Wester Peathaugh

Cairn(s) • 15.09km NW

11

1
Dark Stane Roundie

Round Cairn • 15.13km ESE

4

1
Rannagulzion

Cairn(s) • 15.19km WNW

3

1
Balloch

Cairn(s) • 15.3km NNE

5

1
Cairn Motherie

Cairn(s) • 15.38km NNW

2

1

1
Drumderg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.38km WNW

9

3
Castle Hill (Meams)

Hillfort • 15.42km NE

11

1
Newbigging

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.57km WSW

1

1

3
Balholmie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.58km WSW

5

1

2

2
Caddam

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.88km NE

8

3
Middleton Muir 2

Kerbed Cairn • 16.01km W

4

1
Middleton Muir 1

Kerbed Cairn • 16.05km W

5

1
Meams Hill

Ring Cairn • 16.06km NE

7

1
Farmers Field

16.12km W

5

1
Balgay Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.13km ESE

1

1
Muir Of Gormack

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.13km W

4

1
Meams Farm

Cairn(s) • 16.2km NE

5

1
Balnagarrow

Cairn(s) • 16.22km NE

2

1
Middleton Muir 5

Cairn(s) • 16.23km W

10

1
Gormack Muir

Cairn(s) • 16.32km W

5

1
Middleton Muir 3

Cairn(s) • 16.33km W

9

1
Inchmartine

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.53km S

4

1
Middleton Muir 4

Cairn(s) • 16.56km W

6

1
Dundee Law

Hillfort • 16.56km ESE

11

6
non rock art

16.59km ESE

30

2
Craig Hill

Hillfort • 16.88km E

10

1

1
Cairn Gleamnach

Cairn(s) • 16.94km WNW

16

1

1
Gormack Muir

Stone Circle • 17km W

10

1

1
Middleton Muir 6

Ring Cairn • 17.05km W

3

1

1
Hill Of Cally

Cairn(s) • 17.09km W

8

1
Druim Dearg

Kerbed Cairn • 17.19km NW

2

1
Corogle Burn

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.29km NNE

13

1
Cat Law

Cairn(s) • 17.3km N

2

1

1
Carrot Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 17.45km E

1

1
Witch’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.56km SW

3

2

1
Wolfhill

Standing Stones • 17.57km SW

5

2

1
Bell Hillock

Cairn(s) • 17.62km NE

6

1
Fingask

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.74km SSW

10

2
Ranageig 1

Cairn(s) • 17.76km W

12

1
St Martins

Standing Stones • 17.77km SW

5

1

1
Ranageig 2

Cairn(s) • 17.81km W

9

1
Brownies Knowe

Stone Circle • 17.92km SW

6

1

1
Rait

Hillfort • 18.05km SSW

8

1

1
Rait Farm

Cup Marked Stone • 18.06km SSW

3

1
Cortachy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.29km NE

11

2
Dove Craig

Cup Marked Stone • 18.41km SW

3

1
Beal Hill

Stone Circle • 18.53km SSW

4

1
Glendelvine House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.53km WSW

8

1
Craigmakerran

Stone Circle • 18.56km SW

1

1
Cairn Muir

Cairn(s) • 18.57km WSW

5

1
Mains Of Persie

Cairn(s) • 18.66km W

9

1
Glendelvine Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.68km WSW

5

1
Blackfaulds Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.8km SW

12

5

2
Druids Park (Murthly Hospital)

Stone Circle • 18.82km WSW

2

1
Hatton (Labothie Hill)

Cairn(s) • 18.84km E

3

1
Williamston

Cairn(s) • 18.99km SW

7

2
Labothie Hill 2

Cairn(s) • 19km E

3

1
Caputh

Cairn(s) • 19.14km WSW

8

1
Williamston

Stone Circle • 19.43km SW

1

1
Labothie Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.45km E

5

1
Mains Of Fordie

Cairn(s) • 19.52km WSW

12

1

1
Sherriffmuir

Kerbed Cairn • 19.86km W

6

1
St.Martins

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.89km SW

1

1

2
Hare Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.93km E

4

2
Goddens

Cup Marked Stone • 19.96km SSW

5

1
Pole Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.97km SSW

7

1