White Meldon Fort and Cairn

Nearest town:
Peebles (4km E)
OS reference:
NT219428
OS sheet:
73
Latitude:
55° 40' 20.23 N
Longitude:
3° 14' 30.9 W
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Image of White Meldon Fort and Cairn (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Remains of the day from the approx south...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of White Meldon Fort and Cairn (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

An unusual cross-wall connects the summit ridge to the cairn....

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The cairn.... although now much disturbed, the extensive footprint suggest this was a very significant stone pile in its day.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of White Meldon Fort and Cairn (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Looking approx west from the summit OS trig pillar. Note the cairn, cited by Canmore as of prehistoric origin.

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Looking across the glen to Black Meldon and its hill fort.

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Looking approx south along the glen cradling the Meldon Burn... the defences are not as substantial as I might have hoped, but extensive. And the views speak for themselves, I think.

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The northern arc, looking approx north-east(ish)

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Articles

White Meldon Fort and Cairn

Martin
Martin Jul 16, 2002

White Meldon Fort
14/7/02
From the glen between White and Black Meldon we started our climb deciding on this fort as opposed to the Black variety as this one also had a cairn on the top- always an added bonus! It was a steep climb of about 250m just about straight up from the road- we managed it in about 30 mins or so- probably fuelled on by the mix of last nights fine malts and curry and this mornings eggs rolls-mmmmmmmmm!!! Pouring with sweat and with the wind blowing in our faces we finally sighted both the cairn and the OS triangulation point which spurned us on. And what a fantastic view and rather extensive fort. We counted about 4 walls round the steep summit- the interior of which encloses an area of about 8 acres with the remains of 28 ring-groove houses. Some of these proved to be easier to see than others though. The cairn itself has been mostly piled up into a large modern looking mound from it’s original larger diameter- there are many large blocks still around the original outline. This must have been an inspiring (and pretty safe) place to stay. You can see way round the Border Hills and up to the Pentlands, over the Moorfoots- fantastic.

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