Mains of Clava SW

Nearest town:
Inverness (10km W)
OS reference:
NH75854441
OS sheet:
27
Latitude:
57° 28' 22.76 N
Longitude:
4° 4' 13.5 W
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Image of Mains of Clava SW (Ring Cairn) by markj99

Mains of Clava SW viewed along SW-NE Axis towards the Culloden Viaduct.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
markj99
markj99 Dec 20, 2020
Image of Mains of Clava SW (Ring Cairn) by markj99

A large stone, c. 4 feet x 3 feet, in the Interior of Mains of Clava SW.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
markj99
markj99 Dec 20, 2020
Image of Mains of Clava SW (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Showing the disturbance to the mound. Looking NE, with the Nairn Viaduct behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.10.2010)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 19, 2010
Image of Mains of Clava SW (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The grass-covered mound, looking WNW. The main Clava cairns are in the trees behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.10.2010)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 19, 2010
Image of Mains of Clava SW (Ring Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking SW along the valley. The mound remains a decent size.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.10.2010)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 19, 2010

Articles

Mains of Clava SW

C
CARL Aug 21, 2014

Visited 25.7.14

Completely ruined. Now no more than a grass covered mound of stones in the field opposite the car park.

Don’t bother.

Mains of Clava SW

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Jul 13, 2012

Instead we return along the road towards the main complex, where a gate leads into the field in which Mains of Clava SW can be found. Previously dismissed as a hut circle, this site has now been reinterpreted as a ring cairn after excavation. We find a decent sized but rather overgrown mound, with some exposed stonework. Obviously nowhere near as impressive as the main enclosure, but this is still a very decent addition to the group.

Miscellaneous

Mains of Clava SW
Ring Cairn
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 24, 2010

Detailed description from Scotlands Places:

A circular earthwork SE of the guardianship enclosure, which is currently recorded as a ‘hut circle’, was examined by small- scale excavation and proved to be the remains of a ring-cairn. Four of the outer kerb stones still survived, together with a broad bank of rubble. It seems likely that the monument was constructed in two phases. The first involved the construction of the cairn from surface boulders. In a later phase the interior was excavated and soil was piled against the outer kerb of the monument. This material included a small amount of cremated bone and contained a number of sandstone slabs – a feature which was also recognised in the ring-cairn within the guardianship enclosure.
Sponsors: Historic Scotland and Reading University with assistance from Highland Archaeology Service.
R Bradley 1996

scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=14259

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