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Cairns at Balnuaran of Clava

All pictures copyright © 1995, 1996, 1997 Martin McCarthy


Looking south out of the South-West passage cairn at Clava, near Inverness. The stone to the right of the passage contains several cup-mark carvings. Big picture(43k)
Looking from the South-West passage cairn towards the Ring Cairn and the North-East passage cairn. Big picture(44k)
The North-East passage cairn from outside the surrounding ring of stones. Big picture(41k)
The North-East passage cairn. Big picture(26k)
The central Ring Cairn. The stone in the foreground is "connected" to the kerb of the cairn by a radiating bank, as are two others of the nine stones which encircle the cairn. Big picture(32k)