Clava Cairns (Balnuaran of Clava) is a Bronze Age chambered cairns (passage graves and a ring cairn) surrounded by ring landmark in near Inverness (near Culloden), Highland, Scotland. Dating to c. 2000 BC (Bronze Age; main cairns, with later additions).
Location: near Inverness (near Culloden), Highland, Scotland
Verified facts
- Built in c. 2000 BC (Bronze Age; main cairns, with later additions)
confidence 85/100 · 3 recorded source groups · SRC-14937, SRC-14936, SRC-17026 - Historic designation: Scheduled Monument (SM90074)
confidence 85/100 · 3 recorded source groups · SRC-14937, SRC-14938, SRC-17027 - Architectural style: Bronze Age chambered cairns (passage graves and a ring cairn) surrounded by ring
confidence 70/100 · 2 recorded source groups · SRC-14939, SRC-14937
Evidence & sources
- SRC-14936 — https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/attractions/historic/standing-stones (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-14937 — https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM90074 (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-14938 — https://her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG4366 (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-14939 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clava_cairn (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-17026 — https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/clava-cairns/history/ (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
- SRC-17027 — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39505213 (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
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