
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Clava Cairns as No Class (event) (21st Century). 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.
Clava Cairns is a Neolithic chambered cairn complex dating to the 3rd millennium BCE. It is significant as an example of early ceremonial and funerary architecture in the Scottish Highlands.
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Places near here
Balnuaran of Clava, North-eastChambered Cairn (bronze Age), Cup and Ring Marked Stone (prehistoric), Stone Circle (bronze Age) · 73 yd
Balnuaran of Clava, South-westChambered Cairn (bronze Age), Cup and Ring Marked Stone(s) (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Stone Circle (bronze Age) · 86 yd
Clava BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 497 yd
Milton of ClavaTownship (period Unassigned)(possible) · 506 yd
Culloden Battlefield, InvernessNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1297 yd
Culloden Battlefield Visitor CentreMuseum · 1365 yd
Old Leanach CottageHeritage attraction · 1515 yd
MackintoshMemorial · 1.0 mi
Mixed ClansMemorial · 1.0 mi
Culloden ForestWood · 1.5 mi
Culloden WoodForest · 2.0 mi
Saddle HillMountain / peak · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Peter Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0