What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Melville House as Barrow(s) (prehistoric), Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Square Barrow(s) (iron Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic and Iron Age burial and cropmark site; its multiple phases reflect long-term ritual use of the landscape in prehistoric Scotland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Melville HouseCountry House (17th Century) · 450 yd
Melville Home FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 585 yd
BallantagarFood Vessel (period Unassigned) · 665 yd
Monimail, Old Cemetery Gate, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 772 yd
Monimail, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 815 yd
NisbetfieldEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1078 yd
Fernie CastleCountry House (period Unassigned), Hotel (period Unassigned), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.1 mi
Dunbog HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Edens MuirForest · 2.4 mi
Black LochNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi
Weddersbie HillMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Grange StripWood · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0