Meigle House Steading/ Offices, Alyth Road, Meigle

Remarkable Gothick structure of c.1815-20. Rubble, pointed barrel vaults with stone slabs laid directly on curved extrados. Part occupied as dwelling house, remainder ruinous. Roof off on old road side. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)

Formerly the steading to Meigle House.

June 1990: External inspection reveals the steading to be derelict, though still roofed and 95% intact. Restrictions imposed by Tayside Regional Council Water Services Department are proving an obstacle to the steading's rehabilitation. In the past, other planning applications have been refused in the area due to restrictions on connecting to the public sewer. December 1992: The owner reports that he has received verbal confirmation that drainage for one residence can be achieved. February 1993: The owner reports that he has been approached by a potential restorer, who intends to convert the steading into a single dwelling. The potential purchaser has held discussions with the Water Services Department and has obtained their informal agreement to the proposals. However, conservation officers have given a negative response to his plans during an on-site meeting. January 1997: The steading is purchased for restoration as an office and flat, after being marketed with the adjacent Meigle House Hotel by Savills of Brechin. April 1998: Press reports note that the site has been cleared of overgrowth. Historical research in being conducted on the building. April 1998: SCT is sent a copy of a letter from the Garden History Society to the owner, noting that the buildings have appear on a document labelled as "offices" as early as 1836. The letter also mentions the property was in the ownership of both the Earls of Strathmore and Kinloch's of Kinloch at different times in the later 19th century and early 20th. Patrick Murray of Simprim (or Meigle) is noted in Lockhart's book as an "enthusiuastic passion for antiquities".
April 1999: External inspection reveals that the bothy has collapsed extensively to the rear. December 2000: External inspection reveals no change. December 2003: Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust reports that about a third of the stone vaulting has collapsed in the last 3 years despite propping. March 2004: Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust reports that the steading will soon be available for sale, along with 2 potential house plots to the north. The may be drainage constraints to the development of the site.

September 2009: External inspection finds the building in poor condition. Part of the roof has been lost. The roof of the roadside range has been replaced. The remaining roof sections are overgrown - many slates have slipped out of position.

November 2011: External inspection finds the building continues to deteriorate with more sections of the steading lost and extensive vegetation growths on the roof causing localised areas of collapse. Even the re-roofed office wing is growing substantial trees from its roof.

19 March 2014: External inspection finds the complex remains in much the same condition as seen previously.

3 May 2018: A member of the public advises the property is understood to have been sold to new owners. A local meeting on the future of the steading is thought to have been held recently.

17 October 2018: The site is being marketed for sale through DM Hall, offers in the region of £150,000 are being sought.

15 July 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains At-Risk.