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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
Darrin Antrobus · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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