Black Meldon
{{Short description|Hillfort in Scottish Borders, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ancient site
|name = Black Meldon
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|image = Boundary of the hill fort, Black Meldon (geograph 5860874).jpg
|image_size = 240px
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|caption = Remains of the boundary wall of the fort
|map_type = Scotland Scottish Borders
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|map_size = 200px
|altitude_m = 407
|location = Near Lyne, Scotland
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|gbgridref = NT 206 425
|type = Hillfort
|designation1 = Scheduled Monument
|designation1_number = SM2703
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|epochs = Iron Age
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Black Meldon is a prehistoric site, a hillfort near the village of Lyne and about {{convert|4|mi|0}} west of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is a Scheduled Monument.{{Historic Environment Scotland|desc=Black Meldon, fort|num=SM2703|access-date=4 December 2020}}
The hillfort on the neighbouring hill White Meldon is about {{convert|1|mi|1}} to the east, on the other side of Meldon Burn.
Description
The hill has elevation {{convert|407|m}}.[https://www.themountainguide.co.uk/scotland/black-meldon.htm "Black Meldon"] The Mountain Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2020. There is a gentle slope from the summit on the west side, steeper on other sides. The roughly oval fort on the summit is {{convert|73|m}} north–south and {{convert|40|m}} west–east, defined by a boundary wall, which is now a band of debris about {{convert|3|m|0}} wide. On the north, west and south sides there is the debris of an outer wall.{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=51547 |num2=NT24SW 3 |desc=Black Meldon |access-date=20 June 2025}}
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.Peebleshire vol.1, item 259 by RCAHMS
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Category:Hill forts in Scotland
Category:Archaeological sites in the Scottish Borders