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Black Meldon is a scooped homestead settlement located in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders, approximately 550 metres east of the main settlement. The site comprises a residential platform or hollow way, characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval domestic occupation, where the living surface has been deliberately or gradually depressed below the surrounding ground level through use and erosion. The scooped nature of the homestead suggests sustained occupation over an extended period, with the depression deepening through repeated habitation. This monument type is typical of upland settlement patterns in the Borders region and represents evidence of prehistoric or early historic farming communities utilising the landscape.
Black Meldon,settlement and scooped homestead 550m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2737. View the official record →
Black Meldon is a scooped homestead settlement located in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders, approximately 550 metres east of the main settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2737.
Black Meldon,settlement and scooped homestead 550m E of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2737.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlehill,tower (7.1 km), Castlehill, fort 250m WSW of (7.2 km), Canada Hill,scooped homestead WSW of (7.6 km).
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