This audio tour takes you around some of the ancient village of Meigle's great monuments and back through 5,000 years of human history.
Know the code before you go: Read the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
Please use the arrows on left/right side to go to previous/next route
The audio comes from a "Promenade Play" commissioned by the Cateran Ecomuseum from writer, director and theatre maker, Phil Baarda, in 2023. It interweaves local stories, anecdotes and myths about Meigle and the surrounding area, which have been gathered from local sources, and re-told and shaped in a contemporary way.
The audio features local musicians alongside actors Hannah Anderson and Benjamin L Wray, supported by Sherry Morris.
You can listen to the audio introduction here.
before going on to:
Points to visit
Along the way you will find these points of interest:
Belliduff
A Bronze Age Cairn & Cist. This Bronze Age Cairn and Cist is the second site in Meigle to have a story that connects it with the Scottish King, Macbeth (see Macbeth’s Stone entry, which is nearby). Although recorded history tells us that...
Read more - "Belliduff"
Medoro’s Marker
The Burial Place Of A Beloved Dog? Is the stone on the right hand side of this entrance the burial place of Medoro, the beloved dog of James Stuart-Mackenzie, the Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1763 to 1765, who owned Belmont Estate at...
Read more - "Medoro’s Marker"Macbeth’s Stone
The largest Standing Stone in the Ecomuseum. This giant of a stone measures about 12 ft high and stands on a large, low mound. Probably late Neolithic or early Bronze age ( (c 3,000 – c 2,100 BC), it is linked to the Scottish King Macbeth...
Read more - "Macbeth’s Stone"Vanora’s Mound
The final resting place of King Arthur’s Queen? This burial mound could well be prehistoric in date but almost certainly represents the earliest phase of Pictish burial on this site, either as a new cairn or as a re-used prehistoric one.It...
Read more - "Vanora’s Mound"Seward’s Stone
Sometimes called the Belmont Stone, this rough, granite stone, 1.0 m high, by 0.9 m wide by 0.5m thick, lies in the grounds of the Belmont Estate near Belmont Castle. Seward (also known as Siward or Sigurd) was an earl of Northumbria who brought an...
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Maggie’s Tree or Old Maggie
Belmont Castle was formerly the home of Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman. Liberal Prime Minister from 1905 to 1908. He is buried in Meigle Kirkyard. It was Sir Henry who gave the name ‘Old Maggie’ to the fine copper beech (Fagus sylvatica...
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