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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Balnuaran of Clava SW Alternative Name: Mains of Clava SE, Clava CairnsCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Clava Cairn
Nearest Town: Inverness
Map Ref: NH7568944380 Landranger Map Number: 27
Latitude: 57.472585N Longitude: 4.074469W
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 |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.38 Access: 4.75
The whole area was said to have been covered with prehistoric monuments in the 19th century, but due to agricultural improvements in the last couple of centuries sadly many have been destroyed.
This site is composed of a passage grave enclosed by a ring of standing stones.
References: The Chambered Cairns of the Central Highlands, A.S.Henshall & J.N.G.Ritchie (Edinburgh Uni Press, 2001).
Note: Dead crow find causes concern in the local paper, see comment
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