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<< Our Photo Pages >> White Meldon - Round Cairn in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by austenjohnreid on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 6925

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: White Meldon
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Peebles  Nearest Village: White Meldon
Map Ref: NT21894284  Landranger Map Number: 73
Latitude: 55.672749N  Longitude: 3.243497W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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White Meldon
White Meldon submitted by austenjohnreid : Facing east, trig point in background (white pillar marked on os maps as a triangle) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Scottish Borders

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White Meldon
White Meldon submitted by austenjohnreid : Remains of a bronze age burial cairn. looking north (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NT2142 : White Meldon by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2013(licence)
NT2142 : Meldon Burn and the south west flank of White Meldon by Keith Salvesen
by Keith Salvesen
©2007(licence)
NT2142 : White Meldon from Harehope Forest by Jim Barton
by Jim Barton
©2015(licence)
NT2142 : White Meldon summit by Jim Barton
by Jim Barton
©2018(licence)
NT2142 : A dull day on White Meldon by David Purchase
by David Purchase
©2010(licence)

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