Corrimony
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: CorrimonyCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Clava Cairn
Nearest Town: Inverness Nearest Village: Cannich
Map Ref: NH38303029 Landranger Map Number: 26
Latitude: 57.334371N Longitude: 4.687933W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
In The Old Stones Book: p.326
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TomSheep visited on 1st Jan 2025
Vale_of_Ash visited on 1st Apr 2024 Featured in Julian Cope's "Modern Antiquarian" - very easy to find and very close to the road. An atmospheric cairn in a peaceful location.
SandyG visited on 13th Jul 2018
lichen visited on 31st Aug 2016
SolarMegalith visited on 16th Jun 2015
soulsurfer visited on 10th Jul 2012 Brilliant site with very easy access.
ChrisHealey visited on 20th Oct 2007 It was a long time ago that I visited this site, as I recall it was in the midst of a large nature reserve. It was one of the best preserved cairns I've visited and the setting was very peaceful. The only noise was birdsong. I'd love to go back one day.
markj99 visited on 3rd May 2006 Corrimony Clava Cairn has been excavated at least twice: first in 1830, then again in 1952. The central chamber was covered in 1830 but it is now open to the sky. Trove.scot Place 12256 states that 4 of the 11 outer stones are modern additions and 2 stones have been reset in modern times. With all this interference there is some doubt as to the authenticity of the clava cairn in its current form.
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See the pictures below of the narrow entrance passage (complete with puddle!). The walls of this and the chamber are made with large orthostats (upright stones).
Access: In state care. Easy to find along the A831 in Glen Urquhart, west of Loch Ness. Signposted
The streaks of colour in the standing stones are outstanding (best seen in the hi-res images).
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