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Clava Cairns
Culloden, Scotland
Bronze Age burial cairns inside stone circles, free and often empty.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min

Clava Cairns are three large burial cairns, two with passages, surrounded by standing stones in a grove of trees. It is near Culloden but tends to be much quieter. You can wander inside the ring cairns for free.
Good to know
- Free and open all year
- Narrow lane access
- Best time
- Early morning or evening
- Getting there
- Small car park, short level path
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs welcome
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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