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Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum – The Joinery Coffee Shop loop from Balkeerie

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Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum – The Joinery Coffee Shop loop from Balkeerie

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Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum – The Joinery Coffee Shop loop from Balkeerie

02:02

34.1km

260m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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5.42 km

Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum is a permanent exhibition of 27 carved Pictish stones in the centre of the village of Meigle in eastern Scotland. It lies on the A94 road running from Coupar Angus to Forfar. The museum occupies the former parish school, built 1844. The collection of stones implies that an important church was located nearby, or perhaps a monastery. There is an early historical record of the work of Thana, son of Dudabrach, who was at Meigle (recorded as Migdele) in the middle of the 9th century during the reign of King Pherath. Thana was likely to have been a monk serving as a scribe in a local monastery that could have been founded in the 8th century. The stones contained in the museum were all found near Meigle, mostly in the neighbouring churchyard or used in the construction of the old church. The present church building dates to about 1870, the previous building having been destroyed in a fire on 28 March 1869. The stones were rescued by William Galloway immediately after the fire. The stones are Christian monuments to the dead of the Pictish warrior aristocracy, who are depicted on the stones bearing their weapons or hunting.

The museum
The museum building was originally the village schoolhouse. The building was purchased by the local laird Sir George Kinloch towards the end of the 19th century in order to protect the symbol stones. In 1936 the museum passed into the ownership of the State, it was renovated after the Second World War and reopened to the public in 1949. The building is Category C listed.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meigle_Sculptured_Stone_Museum

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5.53 km

Coffee Stop

Highlight • Cafe

5.56 km

The Joinery Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Had a very good light lunch here - can eat outside or inside and well organised to cope with C19 without marring the experience.

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9.61 km

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22.4 km

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34.1 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

1.64 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.3 km

2.62 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 4 July

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11°C

81 %

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Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum – The Joinery Coffee Shop loop from Balkeerie

Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum

Coffee Stop

The Joinery Coffee Shop

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