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White Meldon is a hill fort and cairn complex located in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders. The site comprises a univallate hill fort situated on the summit of White Meldon hill, which dates to the Iron Age, alongside a Bronze Age cairn also positioned on the hilltop. The fort is defined by a single defensive rampart enclosing an area of approximately one hectare, a characteristic form typical of Iron Age fortifications in the region. The cairn represents an earlier phase of monumental construction on this prominent landscape feature, indicating the hilltop's long-standing significance as a focus for settlement and ritual activity spanning over a thousand years.
Cairn and hill fort, White Meldon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM114. View the official record →
White Meldon is a hill fort and cairn complex located in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM114.
Cairn and hill fort, White Meldon 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 SM114.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlehill,tower (7.4 km), Castlehill, fort 250m WSW of (7.5 km), Canada Hill,scooped homestead WSW of (7.9 km).
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