Black Meldon

Hillfort in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

55°40′10″N 3°15′48″W / 55.66944°N 3.26333°W / 55.66944; -3.26333OS grid referenceNT 206 425Altitude407 m (1,335 ft)TypeHillfortHistoryPeriodsIron Age

Scheduled monument

Reference no.SM2703

Black Meldon is a prehistoric site, a hillfort near the village of Lyne and about 4 miles (6 km) west of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Monument.^[1]

The hillfort on the neighbouring hill White Meldon is about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east, on the other side of Meldon Burn.

Description

The hill has elevation 407 metres (1,335 ft).^[2] There is a gentle slope from the summit on the west side, steeper on other sides. The roughly oval fort on the summit is 73 metres (240 ft) north–south and 40 metres (130 ft) west–east, defined by a boundary wall, which is now a band of debris about 3 metres (10 ft) wide. On the north, west and south sides there is the debris of an outer wall.^[3]

Within the fort, at least seven ring-groove houses exist, five lying in a straight line along the north-south axis, ranging from 7m to 10m in diameter. The feature is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.^[4]

References

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^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Black Meldon, fort (SM2703)". Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ "Black Meldon" The Mountain Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Black Meldon (51547)". Canmore. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ Peebleshire vol.1, item 259 by RCAHMS