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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Druids Circle (Eddleston) Alternative Name: Meldon Burn SettlementCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Scottish Borders Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Peebles Nearest Village: Eddleston
Map Ref: NT21404290
Latitude: 55.673209N Longitude: 3.251303W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Henge in the Scottish Borders
In the Meldon Valley, at the foot of the White Meldon, made from an earth bank with stone kerbs. The outer circle has 75 meter diameter. See the links on this page for an excellent view from Google earth.
Canmore ID 51531 identifies this as "two stone-walled enclosures, one of which has been built inside the other are situated on a broad natural terrace near the foot of the Western slopes of White Meldon Hill." Their entry contains excellent aerial photographs and a plan, together with dimensions and descriptions of both enclosures.
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