Black Meldon

Black Meldon

Remains of the boundary wall of the fort
Shown within Scottish Borders
Location	Near Lyne, Scotland
Coordinates	55°40′10″N 3°15′48″W
OS grid reference	NT 206 425
Altitude	407 m (1,335 ft)
Type	Hillfort
History
Periods	Iron 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.

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). 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.

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.