
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Clava as Barrow (prehistoric). 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 is a Neolithic chambered cairn and part of a class of early Bronze Age burial monuments known as Clava cairns, found primarily in the Scottish Highlands. These tombs are significant for their distinctive kerb stones and satellite stone circles, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices in northern Scotland.
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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) · 112 yd
ClavaRing Cairn (bronze Age) · 133 yd
Clava CairnsNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 169 yd
Clava BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 334 yd
Clava LodgeHotel (period Unassigned), Hunting Lodge (period Unassigned) · 376 yd
Culloden Battlefield, InvernessNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1327 yd
Old Leanach CottageHeritage attraction · 1551 yd
MackintoshMemorial · 1.0 mi
Mixed ClansMemorial · 1.1 mi
Culloden ForestWood · 1.5 mi
Saddle HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Culloden WoodForest · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Douglas Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0