Meigle
Amphora (Roman)
Site Name Meigle
Classification Amphora (Roman)
Alternative Name(s) Cardean
Canmore ID 30822
Site Number NO24SE 14
NGR NO 28 44
NGR Description NO c. 28 44
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/30822
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Meigle
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO24SE 14 c. 28 44
Portions of a 'large coarse clay urn' found near Meigle were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1855 (Accession no FR 225)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1859
The sherds of a 'large coarse clay urn' that were found near Meigle and donated to the NMAS in 1855 belong to a Roman amphora (NMS FR 225).
They are most likely to have been found on the site of the Roman fort at Cardean (NO24NE 12), which is situated 1km N of Meigle.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS) 31 January 1994.
