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Aviemore Clava Cairn Image © A. Brookes (6.10.2010) Nearest Town: Kingussie (18km SW) OS Ref (GB):     NH896134 / Sheets: 35, 36 Latitude: 57° 11' 53.17" N Longitude:     3° 49' 38.54" W Added by sals Images (27) Fieldnotes (8) 1 discussion topic Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Aviemore Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Multimap 1:25000 Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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Visited 14.3.2011, after a walk through snowy woods to Loch an Eilein and its water-locked castle. The snow has stopped temporarily but it's a good 6 inches deep, even on the pavements of Aviemore (and considerably deeper off them), blanketing the cairn at the centre of the circle. I like this circle a lot, despite the overnear houses. The sky is the colour of iron and everything is a stark monochrome, making the domestic setting less intrusive. Some serious mountain peaks momentarily come into view, before retreating back into cloud-cover. Their brooding presence is never too far away here though. Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 21st March 2011ce Edited 21st March 2011ce

A daytrip to Aviemore to travel on the Strathspey Steam Railway, 6.10.2010. I couldn't exactly pass up the "ring cairn" shown on the OS map as being pretty close to the centre of town, so we had a wander along the main street to find it. Just past the fire station and sign-posted as "stone circle", this is a great site if you come with no expectations (as we did). Yes, it's in a little suburban cul-de-sac, with houses very close by, but it's still an impressive monument, albeit one lacking in atmosphere. But it doesn't take much imagination to magic the houses and their towering hedges away and visualise the circle with the Cairngorms providing an irresistable backdrop. Comments (3)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 4th November 2010ce Edited 4th November 2010ce

Not a place to linger.......thoughts of 'goldfish' and 'bowls' spring to mind... as well as those fake stone circles that have become an integral part of every new Welsh housing estate and park in the last few years. The difference is that here, of course, it's the real thing! A surreal experience, particularly since it's a bloody good ring, too, and well worth a diversion to see. Simple, pleasures, eh? Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by GLADMAN 21st June 2009ce

Visited July 1998 We were well chuffed to see the signpost on the main road. Bonus stones! At the time I was under the impression that it was a bona fide stone circle, and was mildly puzzled by the extra bits off to the side. Not putting two and two together, and unlike the sensible Ms Mofflinson - not reading the plaque, it wasn't for a couple of years that I saw it in a list of Clava cairns and the penny dropped. Given it's proximity to the houses, it makes a lot of sense that the remains of the inner bits were turfed over. It's a nice set of stones. But in retrospect I'm niggled at by the thought that there may have been a cup marked stone, and it might still be hiding somewhere nearby. I shan't bother to check though, as a negative result would spoil my enjoyment of the possibility. That and the fact that it's miles away. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Hob 31st March 2006ce

Despite the fact that this 'stone circle' is within the village of Aviemore, I quite liked its semi-urban location, nestling like a village green ground suicide-grey bungalows at the back of the fire station. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 9th July 2004ce

We stopped at Aviemore on the way to feed and water ourselves and were pleasantly surprised to see another stone circle signposted from the road. We followed the signs and found it, in the middle of a housing estate. Not really the ideal setting for such an ancient place but I bet the houses next door are worth a bob or two as a result. It reminded me of King Orrys Grave on the Isle of Man. Again the ultimate sacrilege had been allowed by ignorant planners, allowing development next to the monument. This post appears as part of the weblog entry From Rum to Rodel, our search for all things historic Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by notjamesbond 1st July 2003ce Edited 2nd July 2003ce

Visited on 25-04-2002. Signposted off the main route through the town of Aviemore, easy to find. The surrounding hills are visible, and it's still possible to imagine what it used to look like before the houses and tourists moved in. Yes, it's had an estate built around it, but I imagine it'd be great having this as a neighbour. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pebblesfromheaven 27th December 2002ce Edited 27th December 2002ce

Signposted off the B9152 at the north end of Aviemore, this ring cairn is right in the middle of a housing estate - and somewhat lacking in atmosphere. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by sals 19th July 2002ce